Patients with both systemic sclerosis (SSc) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are more likely to be female, Black, and diagnosed with limited cutaneous SSc. Researchers used the 2019 SLE ...

Using mice, lab-grown cells and clues from a related disorder, researchers have greatly increased understanding of the causes of systemic sclerosis, showing that a critical culprit is a defect in the ...

EXTENSIVE clinical data have been accumulated during recent years that support the view that scleroderma is a systemic disease. In addition to cutaneous involvement, which remains the cardinal ...

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, and it ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sclerodactyly is a hardening of the skin of the hand that causes the fingers to curl inward and take on a claw-like shape. It is brought on by a condition called systemic scleroderma, or systemic ...

Systemic sclerosis—or scleroderma that affects the skin and internal organs—is one of the rarest autoimmune diseases, affecting roughly 100,000 people (primarily women) in the United States. However, ...

Scleroderma is classified as a rare, autoimmune, collagen-vascular disease of unknown etiology that can be difficult to diagnose and treat. Its onset can be insidious or rapid; the symptoms range from ...

Using mice, lab-grown cells and clues from a related disorder, researchers have greatly increased understanding of the causes of systemic sclerosis, showing that a critical culprit is a defect in the ...