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Scleroderma Symptoms
Health Encyclopedia: Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
CREST syndrome; Progressive systemic sclerosis; Scleroderma
Treatment
Medicines that treat inflammation and pain include aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or corticosteroids. Other treatments are directed at specific manifestations of systemic sclerosis: for example, antacids or intestinal motility drugs for heartburn and related symptoms, medications that increase blood flow for Raynaud's phenomenon, and blood pressure m...
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Expert & Community Posts
Dana Delany Fights Back: When Skin Becomes a "Hard" Enemy
By healthgal , Health Expert...Delany only played the part of a patient dying of scleroderma. Scleroderma is an autoimmune... Read more »
Cancer Drug Gleevec Shows Potential for Treatment of RA
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...also involved in other autoimmune disorders such as scleroderma, psoriasis, and inflammatory... Read more »
Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Cause Hearing Loss?
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...connective tissue disorders such as RA, lupus or scleroderma. People with RA see to have an... Read more »
Nexium extinguished my heartburn, but do I still have acid reflux?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...in gastroparesis. Rarer causes are hypothyroidsm, scleroderma and Parkinson's disease. You... Read more »
Can I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia?
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert...three times more often in women than in men. * Scleroderma is more common in women than in... Read more »
Health Guide
Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
CREST syndrome; Progressive systemic sclerosis; Scleroderma Symptoms Blanching , blueness, or redness of fingers and toes in response... Read more »Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
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...skeletal muscles, and internal organs. Alternative Names CREST syndrome; Progressive systemic sclerosis; Scleroderma Causes, incidence, and risk factors The... Read more »Scleroderma: Symptoms
Raynaud's PhenomenonRaynaud's phenomenon is often the first sign of the scleroderma disease process. With this condition, small blood vessels narrow in the fingers, toes, ears, and even the... Read more »Scleroderma: Introduction
...cause severe deformities in the arms and legs.Systemic SclerodermaSystemic scleroderma is also called systemic sclerosis. This form of the disease may affect the organs of the body, large areas of... Read more »Images
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Lipitor, other statins, may help symptoms of systemic scleroderma
October 02, 2008Researchers in Japan have found that statin therapy may help relieve symptoms of systemic scleroderma, a disfiguring disease that affects the skin... Read summary »
Stem Cells: Healing Chronic Skin Problem
January 19, 2007DURHAM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- While many people dread working out, Julian Smith cherishes every step he takes. "It's just really hard for... Read summary »
Reversing Scleroderma
May 05, 2008BATON ROUGE, La. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- If a disease threatened your life, but there was a 50-percent chance you would die from the treatment,... Read summary »
Pedaling for Parkinson's
June 13, 2007CLEVELAND (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Parkinson's, a disease that causes tremors and other neurological problems, usually strikes people who are near... Read summary »
Exercise Eases Depression and Heart Disease
January 21, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients suffering from both coronary heart disease and symptoms of depression can cut their risk of cardiovascular events by... Read summary »
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