Taitia Shelow and Caroline Graettinger get ready to face another day grappling with a rare autoimmune disease called ...

The physiology of scleroderma causing fibrosis is complex ... And some of the exact mechanisms that cause scarring in the lungs aren't quite clear, but there are some recognized predictors.

lungs, and heart. 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 ...

A WOMAN with a rare illness which affects her skin, organs and tissues has starred in a new film which raises awareness about ...

Scleroderma interstitial lung disease (SLD ... overproduction of proinflammatory and profibrotic leukotrienes in the lungs of patients with SLD, and that leukotriene levels correlate with ...

Systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, causes the hardening of skin and connective tissues. Often, the disease harms other organs, such as the heart, kidneys, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract ...

lungs, blood vessels, digestive system, and nerves. People with MCTD have symptoms of several diseases, including lupus, scleroderma, polymyositis or dermatomyositis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

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 ...

Heenan was 22 years old when she was first diagnosed with limited systemic scleroderma ... wore shirts that said "Pedaling toward new lungs" on the back. Mike Heenan, Barb's husband, said his ...