Localized scleroderma, as the term denotes, is localized to the skin on the hands and face. It is characterized by slow progression and rarely transforms to the systemic type. Localized scleroderma is ...

Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease involving an overproduction of the protein collagen. Linear scleroderma usually begins as a streak of hardened, waxy, discolored skin on the forehead, an arm, ...

Suggested Citation: "4 Scleroderma." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Selected Immune Disorders and Disability. Washington, DC: The ...

MONTREAL — Mycophenolate mofetil can be substituted for cyclophosphamide for the immunosuppressive treatment of scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease, and might even be safer, according to ...

Scleroderma is a rare disease, yet its initial symptoms are frequently encountered in general rheumatology practice as features of the more-common rheumatic diseases and of several 'scleroderma-like' ...

AUSTIN — A group of researchers at the Hormel Institute in Austin recently published a scientific paper detailing a significant discovery in a group of diseases known as scleroderma. "Centromere ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DESTIN, Fla. — There is a close temporal link between cancer and the onset of scleroderma in patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by skin tightness, thickening and inflammation, but the ...