Scleroderma's facial manifestations can affect a person's daily life, including issues with physical functions and mental ...

Overall, treatment of the scleroderma patient is focused on the rapid reduction of inflammation to prevent further production of fibrosis as well as treatment of the complications of Raynaud's ...

Farmington resident Sheri Hicks was a new mom living in Tucson, Ariz., when her life course changed dramatically. That painful, cracked skin on her fingertips wasn't due to overworked hands, but ...

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There is new hope for patients with a rare autoimmune disorder. In mild cases, scleroderma causes areas of hardened skin. But in severe cases, it can also cause deadly hardening of internal organs ...

Normally, your immune system fights off disease and protects your body from infection. However, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells, tissues and ...

CREST syndrome is an autoimmune condition that affects the connective tissues. The word CREST is an acronym for the conditions five main features. CREST syndrome affects various systems in the body, ...

Cytori Therapeutics, Inc.CYTX announced that two-year follow-up data from the SCLERADEC-I pilot study in patients with hand dysfunction associated with scleroderma when treated with single ...