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Treatment Of Scleroderma

Health Encyclopedia: Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)

Alternative Names

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

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...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

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...with other autoimmune conditions (secondary) like scleroderma and lupus. About 5% of the... Read more »

Cancer Drug Gleevec Shows Potential for Treatment of RA

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...also involved in other autoimmune disorders such as scleroderma, psoriasis, and inflammatory... Read more »

Skin Cancer, Medications and Medical Conditions

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...attacking itself. Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma are three such conditions which... Read more »

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Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)

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Scleroderma: Prognosis

PrognosisAt this time there is no cure for scleroderma and no treatment to change its course, but outlook varies widely. Many patients, even many with systemic scleroderma, can expect a normal... Read more »

Scleroderma: Medications

...clotting and smooth muscles in the blood vessels.Vasodilators. Vasodilators have been key medicines in the treatment of scleroderma. They relax and open blood vessels, and are important for... Read more »

Scleroderma: Other Treatments

...reduce scarring in scleroderma. In one early study, 5-year survival was 85% for patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis who took interferon gamma. In addition, 40% of patients said their skin got... Read more »

Scleroderma: Causes

...2002, for example, researchers detected microchimerism in the saliva gland cells of 45% of women with systemic sclerosis who had a history of pregnancy with male babies.The following has been... Read more »

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