A chronic autoimmune disease of the skin, called scleroderma, is not contagious or infectious and often not harmful. However, when this connective tissue disorder involves any internal organs, it can ...

What is the latest research on scleroderma? Find out in this collection of recent MEDLINE abstracts compiled by the editors at Medscape Nurses. Acute and chronic renal diseases remain common ...

Scientists are not quite sure why or how individuals develop scleroderma, and there is no current cure for the autoimmune disease. Stem cells may be the answer, at least for a better treatment option.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm a 50-year-old woman recently diagnosed with scleroderma. What causes it, and can anything stop its progression? What medications are available, and at what point should I begin ...

Scleroderma is an intricate autoimmune disease wherein one notices the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues. Here, the immune system causes inflammation and injury to the cells ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Jean Hehrer, 50, had huge stressors in her life: losing her first husband to pancreatic cancer; moving to Michigan with her 14-year-old son; meeting and marrying a new man with three ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rheumatologists are likely to be at the “forefront” of diagnosing scleroderma skin disorders and other ...

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Scleroderma is a rare disease that afflicts less than one-tenth of one percent of Americans. It cannot be cured, but doctors at Mayo Clinic have found success in a treatment ...

WASHINGTON -- First Bari Martz's fingers turned blue. Then she started gasping for breath, and her joints stiffened so that she couldn't even open her hands. Doctors diagnosed scleroderma, part of an ...

Report Ocean presents a new report on Systemic scleroderma treatment market size, share, growth, industry trends, and forecast 2030, covering various industry elements and growth trends helpful for ...

Report Ocean presents a new report on Systemic scleroderma treatment market size, share, growth, industry trends, and forecast 2028, covering various industry elements and growth trends helpful for ...