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Does the lung involvement in scleroderma feel like a collapsed lung?
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No: Should not cause you to feel anything unless another complication occurs. Usually results in fibrosis of the lung causing shortness of breath.
Answered 7/5/2013
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Different: Lung involvement in scleroderma usually causes thickening or fibrosis which causes slow onset progressive shortness of breath. A collapsed lung usually causes rapid onset severe symptoms.
Answered 2/13/2013
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