Medically reviewed by Stella Bard, MD CREST syndrome, or limited systemic sclerosis, is a rare autoimmune disease that causes ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old woman in good health, although I am overweight. I was recently diagnosed with CREST syndrome. I’m finding it difficult to learn more about this autoimmune disease.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old woman in good health, although I am overweight. I was recently diagnosed with CREST syndrome. I’m finding it difficult to learn more about this autoimmune disease.

CREST is made up of five separate issues: — Calcinosis cutis, the deposition of calcium in the skin. — Raynaud’s phenomenon, color changes and pain in the extremities upon exposure to coldness.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old woman in good health, although I am overweight. I was recently diagnosed with CREST syndrome. I'm finding it difficult to learn more about ...

Methotrexate (MTX) can be used to control arthralgias in scleroderma (progressive systemic sclerosis, PSS) patients in a manner analogous to the use of MTX for rheumatoid arthritis and other ...

Left this world on December 16, 2023, at the age of 59, due to complications from CREST Syndrome and Congestive Heart Failure. She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, leaving ...

Dr. Roach: I am a 76-year-old woman in good health, although I am overweight. I was recently diagnosed with CREST syndrome. I’m finding it difficult to learn more about this ...

Q: I am a 76-year-old woman in good health, although I am overweight. I was recently diagnosed with CREST syndrome. I’m finding it difficult to learn more about this autoimmune ...