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Scleroderma
Health Encyclopedia: Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
CREST syndrome; Progressive systemic sclerosis; Scleroderma
Prevention
There is no known prevention. Minimize exposure to silica dust and polyvinyl chloride.
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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 »
Got Reynaud’s Disease? Try an ED Treatment
By healthgal , Health Expert...with other autoimmune conditions (secondary) like scleroderma and lupus. About 5% of the... 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 »
Skin Cancer, Medications and Medical Conditions
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert...attacking itself. Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma are three such conditions which... 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 »
Health Guide
Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
......internal organs. Alternative Names CREST syndrome; Progressive systemic sclerosis; Scleroderma Causes, incidence, and risk factors The cause of... Read more »Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
......techniques (for example, avoiding cold in the case of Raynaud's phenomenon). Support Groups See scleroderma - support group. Expectations (prognosis) In the majority of... Read more »Scleroderma: Introduction
..................improve or even disappear. There is less than a 1% chance that this disorder will progress to systemic scleroderma.Linear Scleroderma. Linear scleroderma causes bands of hard skin... Read more »Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
CREST syndrome; Progressive systemic sclerosis; Scleroderma Symptoms Blanching , blueness, or redness of fingers and toes in response... Read more »Scleroderma: resources
......Foundation - www.scleroderma.org Scleroderma Research Foundation - www.srfcure.org Read more »Images
Related News
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 »
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 »
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