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What is scleroderma
A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Pierre Moeseranswered
Specializes in Rheumatology
Hard skin: Scleroderma literally means "hard skin." it is a connective tissue disease that primarily involves the skin which becomes fibrotic (hardened). Changes... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. H Robert Silversteinanswered
Specializes in Cardiology
Autoimmune dysfuncti: The body gets confused at times: frequently it correlates with low vit d status + et cetera's that are not defined presently. If u take that word apar... Read More
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5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Amit Goldinganswered
21 years experience
Hard Skin: In Scleroderma, autoimmune inflammation leads to fibrosis, thickening and tightening of the skin. In some cases, only the hands are affected, making f... Read More
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3.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Payam Mehranpouranswered
Internal Medicine - Cardiology 25 years experience
Limited : The limited cutaneous form of systemic sclerosis is also referred to as crest syndrome. "crest" is an acronym for calcinosis, raynaud's syndrome, esop... Read More
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4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mary Efremovanswered
Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Morphea: Complex localized condition, skin biopsy can be useful. There are some suggested treatment if condition severe enough.
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. PHILIP WALLERanswered
Rheumatology 35 years experience
Not as severe: Circumscibed scleroderma is an area of thickened skin when felt and biopsied looks like scleroderma. It is different then two other and more serious s... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Roman Bronfenbreneranswered
Dermatology 11 years experience
Sort of: Morphea is a localized patch of scleroderma (hard skin) that is generally not associated with the systemic manifestations of scleroderma or systemic s... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Zevitzanswered
Cardiology 39 years experience
Not curable: Scleroderma is not curable and little treatment options exist for this very rare disease. Some of the symptoms, such as digestive problems and skin ab... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Bruce Rothschildanswered
Rheumatology 50 years experience
Sometimes antibiotic: Sometimes this is due to a streptococcal infection and antibiotics will help.
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5.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Goldmananswered
Rheumatology 57 years experience
No cure just support: There are a variety of things you can do but there is no cure. Cold protection is important because cold can cause Raynaud's but also internal blood... Read More
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3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Rheumatologist: If you wish to be screened for scleroderma, I suggest that you consult a rheumatologist.
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197 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
You have a number of diffuse symptoms. Would follow up with an expert in scleroderma i.e. a doctor who is a professor at a medical school. If none in ... Read More
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Answered Aug 29, 2022
A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jackie Lamanswered
Family Medicine 19 years experience
Anyone: Anyone can get it, but it's more common amongst female.
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6.1k viewsReviewed May 06, 2022
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