What Is Scleroderma? Symptoms & Causes| NIAMS
Localized scleroderma only affects the skin and the structures directly under the skin. Systemic scleroderma, also called systemic sclerosis, affects many systems in the body. This is the …
Scleroderma Basics: Overview, Symptoms, and Causes
What is scleroderma? Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and thickening in the skin and other areas of the body. This inflammation leads to areas of tight, …
Scleroderma: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
Treatment of Scleroderma. Your treatment depends on the type of scleroderma you have, your symptoms, and which tissues and organs are affected. Treatment can help control the …
Scleroderma Basics: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
Living with scleroderma. Living with the disease may be hard. To help, try to take an active part in treating your scleroderma. The following tips and suggestions may help. Keep warm. Dress in …
Scleroderma: Research & Resources - National Institute of Arthritis …
Understanding why scleroderma can affect African Americans more severely. Evaluating how immunosuppressant and other medications can be used to help manage the symptoms and …
Scleroderma, Fibrosis, and Autoinflammatory Disease Program
This program supports basic, translational, observational, and clinical studies on scleroderma, fibrosis, and autoinflammatory diseases. Scleroderma is an autoimmune rheumatic disease …
Scleroderma Genomics and Health Disparities Unit | NIAMS
Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a chronic, multi-system, autoimmune disease characterized by progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. There is a health disparity in African …
Esclerodermia | Temas de salud | NIAMS
La esclerodermia es una enfermedad que causa parches de piel dura y gruesa, pero también puede dañar los vasos sanguíneos y otros órganos. Conozca los factores de riesgos y las …
Esclerodermia | Temas de salud | NIAMS
People with limited cutaneous scleroderma often have all or some of the symptoms that some doctors call CREST, which stands for the following symptoms: Calcinosis (KAL-sin-OH-sis), …
Esclerodermia | Temas de salud | NIAMS
Studies continue to find the genes that predispose a person to getting scleroderma. Those genes may be targets for future therapies. Researchers are also trying to find genes (and other …