Puffy hands and fingers, as well as other symptoms, can precede the “warning sign” of Raynaud’s syndrome as the initial ...

Janet Pope, MD, MPH, discusses screening and diagnostic approaches for interstitial lung disease in patients with systemic ...

Scleroderma symptoms may be localized, primarily affecting the skin and underlying tissues. It may also be systemic, affecting your skin as well as the blood vessels and tissues of major organ ...

Nearly half of patients with systemic sclerosis report symptoms of disordered eating, according to data published in ...

Lancet Rheumatology Source Reference: Cutolo M, et al "Outdoor temperatures and Raynaud's phenomenon in patients with systemic sclerosis" Lancet Rheumatol 2024; DOI: 10.1016/S2665-9913 (24)00243-1.

Patients with SSc vs controls showed a greater prevalence of WMH on brain MRIs, particularly in deep white matter regions.

Systemic scleroderma is characterized as either being limited or diffuse. People with limited systemic scleroderma usually have a combination of symptoms, mostly but not entirely related to the skin.

In addition to these symptoms, systemic sclerosis can affect internal organs, such as the lungs and kidneys, with serious consequences. We know that immune dysregulation causes vascular damage and ...

Kristina Hamilton, who has Diffuse Systemic Scleroderma, married Chris Swanson on April 6, in Cocoa, Florida, in a wedding at no cost to them thanks to Wish Upon a Wedding and more than $50,000 ...