It may also be systemic, affecting your skin as well as the blood vessels and tissues of major organ systems. Both types of scleroderma can cause changes to the tissues of your face. Changes to ...
She has severe fatigue, arthralgias, and tight, itchy skin on her face, arms ... university medical department who diagnoses systemic sclerosis. She and her husband are frightened, especially ...
Low doses of glucocorticoids added to immunosuppression yield no significant benefit for skin fibrosis in early diffuse ...
A NEW Swedish study has found that menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) may be associated with an increased risk of developing ...
Systemic sclerosis, also termed scleroderma, is a multisystem connective tissue disease involving autoimmunity, inflammation, fibrosis and vasculopathy. The clinical presentation of systemic ...
Type I interferon (IFN) score may effectively predict disease progression in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis, with a ...
Over time, these changes can spread to other body parts, such as the face, arms, or chest. In addition to skin changes, ...
Professor Christopher Denton discusses key aspects of the 2024 British Society for Rheumatology guideline on managing systemic sclerosis.
The odds of developing systemic lupus erythematosus or systemic sclerosis appear to significantly increase with the use of ...