Like many autoimmune diseases, systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, can be a challenge to diagnose because its symptoms are varied, can range from mild to debilitating, and often resemble those of ...

Scleroderma is a rare disease in which a person's immune system begins to destroy normal, healthy tissues. (This is called an autoimmune disease.) As a result, connective tissue of the skin, lungs, ...

Normally, your immune system fights off disease and protects your body from infection. However, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells, tissues and ...

Medically reviewed by Stella Bard, MD Key Takeaways Morning hand stiffness can be caused by conditions like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or carpal tunnel syndrome. Home remedies like gentle ...

Farmington resident Sheri Hicks was a new mom living in Tucson, Ariz., when her life course changed dramatically. That painful, cracked skin on her fingertips wasn't due to overworked hands, but ...

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There is new hope for patients with a rare autoimmune disorder. In mild cases, scleroderma causes areas of hardened skin. But in severe cases, it can also cause deadly hardening of internal organs ...

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Suggested Citation: "4 Scleroderma." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Selected Immune Disorders and Disability. Washington, DC: The ...