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A member asked:

My 66yr old mother has been diagnosed with scleroderma (she has raynaud's too). what should we be expecting as a family and how can i help her?

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Hard to say: Scleroderma can be relatively mild with little or no internal involvement or it can be severe. She needs to be under the care of a rheumatologist. You should direct that question to the doctor who cares for her. He/she knows your mother's status best.

Dr Hebert agreed

Answered 11/4/2013

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