Scleroderma makes the 37-year-old's skin and joints feel stiff and it is also attacking her lungs, which are becoming harder and harder. Doctors say this will only get worse. Her life is a daily ...

Scleroderma is classified as a rare ... She has severe fatigue, arthralgias, and tight, itchy skin on her face, arms, hands, and trunk. She spends most of her days sitting up in the lounger ...

[2] Patients with diffuse cutaneous scleroderma with skin thickening on the proximal extremities or the trunk are in highest danger of developing SRC, at 20% to 25%, and so should be followed ...

Scleroderma is caused by an excess of collagen produced by the immune system, and often causes hardening and thickening of the skin and organs. Scleroderma symptoms can range from mild to life ...

Although scleroderma is rare ... which initially may resemble finger swelling. The skin becomes hard, tight, and shiny, and ...

Scleroderma is a rare disease in which a person's immune system begins to destroy normal, healthy tissues. (This is called an autoimmune disease.) As a result, connective tissue of the skin, lungs, ...