Overall, treatment of the scleroderma patient is focused on the ... the signs and symptoms of scleroderma renal crisis and lung disease. Immunosuppressive medications, such as methotrexate and ...

Two new studies led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered key biological mechanisms driving systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma – a rare and often devastating ...

Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition that primarily causes thickening of your skin. For some people, bladder or urinary problems may also develop. Some treatments for scleroderma may also cause ...

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 ...

Delayed esophageal transit on scintigraphy among patients with SSc is linked to a more severe disease phenotype.

A new study validates the Scleroderma Skin Questionnaire (SSQ) as a reliable tool for assessing skin symptoms in systemic ...

Father-of-four Don had just turned 50 when he started to experience symptoms of scleroderma, an umbrella term relating to a group of rare diseases that affect the skin and connective tissues.

Systemic sclerosis appears to have a “non-random” occurrence across the United States, with clusters of people diagnosed ...

Scleroderma is an autoimmune connective-tissue disease whose hallmark is excessive collagen deposited around capillaries and in affected tissues, such as the skin, lungs, kidneys, and esophagus.