Pulmonary sarcoidosis is a lung disease characterized by granulomas -- tiny clumps of immune cells that form in response to inflammation. It's the most inflammatory of the interstitial lung diseases ...

Scleroderma affects approximately 300,000 people in the U.S., with about one-third developing systemic disease, which can affect major organs such as the lungs, kidneys or heart. Women are four ...

Scleroderma affects approximately 300,000 people in the U.S., with about one-third developing systemic disease, which can affect major organs such as the lungs, kidneys or heart. Women are four ...

Less common—except among people who have both lupus and other types of connective tissue disorders such as scleroderma—is pulmonary hypertension, or high blood pressure in the blood vessels within the ...

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, ...

A brave father of three is using being busy as a weapon in a fight for his life against a rare, incurable disease that is gradually causing his lungs to fail. Scott Nell has a form of scleroderma ...

In some cases, it progresses slowly and is limited to the skin, while in others, it rapidly attacks internal organs such as ...

The two pivotal studies of cyclophosphamide in scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease have rejuvenated interest in this chemotherapeutic agent in this disease. Although the studies ...

This progressive lung disease transforms healthy tissue into stiff, scarred areas making breathing difficult. Learn the ...

Systemic scleroderma has slowed Tracy Zinn but it ... in the kidneys, heart, lungs & stomach. Female to male ratio is 4:1. The peak age of onset is between 30-50 years. Science X Daily and the ...

Nellie Zygiel of Fairhaven has battled illness much of her life. Diagnosed with a rare disease, her life has been saved ...