Q: My son's hands started to swell more than a year ago, then his fingers and forearms got real hard. Then the skin around his mouth stated to wrinkle. After that he started to have difficulty ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients showed no difference in skin fibrosis whether they were given low-dose oral glucocorticoids or not. One ...

Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis refers to a disorder in which the skin and connective tissues of the body start to thicken and harden because of the overproduction of a protein called collagen.

High serum type I interferon (IFN) scores, measured through six chemokines, correlated with poorer lung function and health-related quality of life in patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic ...

Q: My daughter, who is 14-years-old, was diagnosed with localized scleroderma about three years ago, and I am finding out that not much is known on this disease. Could you tell be about it? Does it ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mycophenolate mofetil outperformed methotrexate, steroids and other immunosuppressives in diffuse cutaneous SSc ...

Autologous stem cell transplant for patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc), without selecting for a particular hematopoietic cell type, performed about as well in a new single-arm trial as was ...

Women with systemic sclerosis faced higher risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia and preterm birth in a Swedish cohort study. A population-based cohort study based on data from ...

Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition that causes the skin to become tight and hard. This can change facial appearance, such as the mouth becoming smaller, and affect internal organs. With ...