The scleroderma skin pinch test checks the thickness and elasticity of your skin. It can help doctors diagnose and monitor scleroderma, an autoimmune condition that causes inflammation and ...

A new study validates the Scleroderma Skin Questionnaire (SSQ) as a reliable tool for assessing skin symptoms in systemic ...

Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition that primarily causes thickening of your skin. For some people, bladder or urinary problems may also develop. Some treatments for scleroderma may also cause ...

Two new studies led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered key biological mechanisms driving systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma – a rare and often devastating ...

Connective tissue growth factor, however, is constitutively overexpressed by fibroblasts present in skin fibrotic lesions, including scleroderma. The overexpression of connective tissue growth ...

Delayed esophageal transit on scintigraphy among patients with SSc is linked to a more severe disease phenotype.

pDCs are immune cells found in fibrotic skin but not in healthy skin and have previously been shown to contribute to scleroderma. In healthy cells, one X chromosome is typically deactivated, however, ...

Scleroderma is classified as a rare ... She has severe fatigue, arthralgias, and tight, itchy skin on her face, arms, hands, and trunk. She spends most of her days sitting up in the lounger ...

Target Indications Also Include Peeling Skin Syndrome, SAM Syndrome, Palmoplantar Keratoderma and Severe Atopic Dermatitis; ...

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