CREST syndrome is an autoimmune condition that affects the connective tissues. The word CREST is an acronym for the conditions five main features. CREST syndrome affects various systems in the body, ...

Scleroderma interstitial lung disease (SLD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis. Although the pathogenesis of SLD is not clear, excessive fibrosis and ...

The Full House star, who died Sunday night at 65, worked for years to support the Scleroderma Research Foundation after his sister Gay died from the disease Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor ...

About 15 years ago, Tim Holt-Wilson noticed a "gradual degeneration" in the warmth of his fingers. The 66-year-old, who lives near Eye, in Suffolk, had already been diagnosed with the autoimmune ...

Bob Saget was a tireless activist for the Scleroderma Research Foundation, inspired by the death of his sister, Gay Bob Saget was all about the jokes. But his family life was anything but funny. In ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Health care providers can use our findings to help people with scleroderma ...

Systemic sclerosis, more commonly known as scleroderma, is a rare autoimmune disorder that affects the skin, connective tissue and internal organs. It is a disease mostly unheard of in Malaysia, but ...

Ask the Experts - Sjögren's Syndrome and Tongue Enlargement In Sjögren's syndrome, is there any enlargement of the lingual papillae? A 65-year-old woman has osteoporosis, severe xerostomy from ...

Ask the Experts - Respiratory Failure in Dermatomyositis I have a female patient with recently diagnosed Jo-1 antibody-positive dermatomyositis (skin rash, creatine phosphokinase [CPK] >3000 U/L, nail ...

Scleroderma is a connective tissue disease that hardens the skin and scars the organs. Older men with scleroderma had higher estrogen levels than healthy older men or postmenopausal women with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Injections yielded significant improvements in visual analog scale pain and Quick-DASH score, as well as skin ...