University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have uncovered a possible way to prevent the dangerous hardening of skin and organs in people with systemic scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease ...

Systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma (ssSSc) affects nearly 10% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), with substantial internal organ involvement. Despite lacking skin fibrosis, patients with ...

VIENNA — The use of immunosuppressive and antifibrotic drugs to treat skin and lung fibrosis leads updated recommendations from the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) for the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly 10% of patients with systemic sclerosis had systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma, a subtype without skin ...

The scleroderma skin pinch test checks the thickness and elasticity of your skin. It can help doctors diagnose and monitor scleroderma, an autoimmune condition that causes inflammation and thickening ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disorder marked by early skin lesions and the progressive tissue fibrosis. More than skin deep, this thickening and hardening of connective tissue ...

Research led by Naval Medical University's Changzheng Hospital in China reports that an off-the-shelf cell therapy built from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) loosened life-limiting skin and ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease that can harden the skin, impair blood flow, and damage internal organs such as the lungs and kidneys. But no two patients experience the disease ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data from two large U.S. cohorts showed more than 30% of patients with SSc demonstrated an initial symptom other ...