Systemic sclerosis

Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
Definition:
Scleroderma is a diffuse connective tissue disease characterized by changes in the skin, blood vessels, skeletal muscles, and internal organs.
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Systemic sclerosis is a chronic, degenerative disease that affects the joints, skin, and internal organs. Scleroderma is also associated with blood vessel abnormalities. Systemic sclerosis occurs only rarely in children.
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Diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis. This type affects the skin of your fingers, hands, arms, legs, face, neck and trunk.
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Scleroderma. Also called CREST syndrome or progressive systemic sclerosis, scleroderma affects the connective tissue.
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Occurs when the body produces antibodies that coat red blood cells.
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Progressive Systemic Sclerosis (Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)) ...
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There are many forms of scleroderma, but the main two are localised scleroderma, which affects just the skin - and systemic sclerosis, which also affects the internal organs.
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Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) ...
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