Systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, causes the hardening of skin and connective tissues. Often, the disease harms other ...

There are no tests that confirm the diagnosis of scleroderma. However, the following tests are useful in describing the prognosis of the 2 main forms of SSc, diffuse and limited, on the basis of ...

In some cases, it progresses slowly and is limited to the skin, while in others, it rapidly attacks internal organs such as ...

Methods: Thirty patients affected by scleroderma (five men and 25 women, mean age 49.3 years, mean disease duration 8 years, 19 with limited and 11 with diffuse disease patterns) were treated for ...