Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune condition in which the regulation and deposition of collagen is impaired, causing inflammation and fibrosis (thickening and scarring of connective tissue ...

In today’s Health headlines, June is National Scleroderma Awareness Month. New research being conducted at Yale seeks to improve risk prediction. And, using AI to track the course of this rare ...

Taitia Shelow and Caroline Graettinger get ready to face another day grappling with a rare autoimmune disease called ...

What Are the Symptoms of Scleroderma? Scleroderma symptoms are different for each person. Your symptoms depend on the type of disease you have. The thing you’re most likely to notice first is ...

Most people with scleroderma have autoantibodies. Several scleroderma-specific antibodies have been identified. These can help with diagnosis and give insight into the type of disease you may ...

How Do I Know if I Have Scleroderma? If you think you have scleroderma, tell your doctor what symptoms you've noticed. In order to make a diagnosis, they'll ask you about your family's health ...

Locals took a step toward finding a cure for a rare autoimmune disease on Saturday. About 150 people took part in the 22nd ...

A 65-year-old woman received a new lease of life through a successful bilateral lung transplant at Indraprastha Apollo ...

After undergoing tests and seeing specialists, the garden designer was diagnosed with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis, a type of scleroderma, a rare autoimmune condition which causes the skin ...

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 ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a severe autoimmune disease with complex genetic causes. Some genetic contributors have been ...

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.