Digital ulcers Rapidly progressing skin involvement, digital pitting scars, calcinosis high levels ... Nailfold videocapillaroscopy; SRC: Scleroderma renal crisis. † Provisional criteria for ...

"My mom was diagnosed with scleroderma about six years ago," confesses Hall. "It’s a condition that affects the skin and some other organs, and can take several forms. The type my mom has is called ...

001). However, after adjusting for potential confounding factors, such as male sex, diffuse cutaneous onset of SSc, ILD, scleroderma renal crisis, severe cardiac involvement, and presence of ...

“People with IBS, diabetes, prior abdominal surgery or conditions that slow gut motility — like scleroderma — are at higher risk” of SIBO. SIBO has been historically ...

Candace Cameron Bure, Lori Loughlin, John Stamos and Jodie Sweetin attend Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine Benefitting the Scleroderma Research Foundation. Getty Images The “How Rude, Tanneritos!” ...

Scleroderma is a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues — the fibers that provide the framework and support for your body. When the disease ...

ABSTRACT: Background and Aims: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by widespread fibrosis and vascular abnormalities that affect multiple organs, including the ...

Calcinosis was most often seen in patients with digital ulcers, but was similarly observed in patients with the diffuse or limited cutaneous subtypes. Conclusions: Flexion contracture was associated ...

EDTA is an intravenous chelating agent with high affinity to divalent cations (lead, cadmium, and calcium) that may be beneficial in the treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Although a large ...

BACKGROUND: Scleroderma or progressive systemic sclerosis is characterized by a chronic inflammatory process with proliferation of fibrous connective tissue and excessive deposition of collagen and ...

Scleroderma, systemic sclerosis, Raynaud's phenomenon and pulmonary hypertension. Systemic sclerosis is a severe autoimmune rheumatic disease that leads to fibrosis and vascular damage in the skin and ...

Objective Earlier detection of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc), facilitates earlier treatment. The objective of this study was to develop ...