Scleroderma is a range of disorders in which the skin and connective tissues tighten and harden. It is a long-term, progressive disease. This means it gradually gets worse. Share on Pinterest ...

Scleroderma’s development is complex and not entirely understood, but dysregulation of the immune system, vascular damage, and excessive deposition of fibrosis and collagen in tissue are thought ...

Twin studies have indicated that the likelihood of twins having scleroderma is 6%. This is higher than the general population but not high enough (100%) to indicate a pure genetic etiology.

Most people with scleroderma have autoantibodies. Several scleroderma-specific antibodies have been identified. These can help with diagnosis and give insight into the type of disease you may ...

Scleroderma is the name for a range of conditions that affect your immune system (autoimmune conditions) and can cause hard, thickened areas of skin and sometimes problems with muscles, ...

Systemic scleroderma: Your doctor may give you drugs that suppress your immune system, like mycophenolate, cyclophosphamide, and methotrexate. Although these aren't approved for scleroderma, ...

Scleroderma on the face can cause symptoms that may affect your appearance, including the texture, discoloration, and elasticity of your skin. Medications, facial exercises, and dermatological ...

In today’s Health headlines, June is National Scleroderma Awareness Month. New research being conducted at Yale seeks to ...

Why Scleroderma is More Common in Women Than Men? According to Dr Sandeep Arora, Dermatologist, Apollo Spectra Delhi, Chirag Enclave, “Scleroderma is known to affect women over men owing to ...

Every morning, Taitia Shelow and Caroline Graettinger get ready to face another day grappling with a rare autoimmune disease called scleroderma. Scleroderma, which affects about 300,000 people in the ...

In a statistical model based on data from 2,243 SSc patients enrolled in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention ...

Caroline Hirsch was honored with the first ever Bob Saget Legacy Award during the event, which raised $1.2 million for scleroderma research. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...