A new study validates the Scleroderma Skin Questionnaire (SSQ) as a reliable tool for assessing skin symptoms in systemic ...

O'Donnell said she is currently in the process of getting her Irish citizenship, which she can apply for because her ...

Scleroderma is classified as a rare, autoimmune, collagen-vascular disease of unknown etiology that can be difficult to diagnose and treat. Its onset can be insidious or rapid; the symptoms range ...

An expert in connective tissue disease–associated interstitial lung disease described best approaches for rheumatologists to be proactive in screening, diagnosing, treating, and monitoring patients.

Two new studies led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered key biological mechanisms driving ...

Two new studies led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered key biological mechanisms driving systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma – a rare and often devastating ...

It can affect internal organs and other body systems as it progresses, but this happens less frequently than with other forms of systemic scleroderma. Skin changes are an early sign of CREST syndrome.

Instead, Mr Nell has a disease that only a handful of people have heard of - diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis, a type of scleroderma. It can stop parts of the body from functioning properly ...

We aimed to evaluate risk factors for SSc‐pHI and its progression and the outcomes in the EUSTAR (European Scleroderma Trials and Research) cohort. Risk factors for the presence of SSc‐pHI comprised ...