Puffy hands and fingers, as well as other symptoms, can precede the “warning sign” of Raynaud’s syndrome as the initial ...

Last patient visit completed in Phase 3 EFZO-FIT™ study of efzofitimod in pulmonary sarcoidosis; topline results expected in ...

(HealthDay News) – Patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc), without any clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease, have indicators of subclinical atherosclerosis. To identify signs of ...

Source Reference: Gregory K, et al "Outcomes of patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis eligible for autologous stem cell transplantation managed with conventional therapy" Arthritis Rheumatol ...

Hehrer’s diagnosis of systemic diffuse scleroderma came in October 2007. By May 2008, the hardening had spread to her face and was continuing down her body to her knees.

Diffuse systemic scleroderma results in the rapid progression of the disease to internal organs. This eventually can affect the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, heart and kidneys.

The classically defined diffuse subtype of juvenile systemic sclerosis demonstrates more globally severe disease and higher interstitial lung disease frequency, whereas the limited cutaneous ...

Diffuse systemic scleroderma progresses rapidly to internal organs. When it affects the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, heart and kidneys, it becomes a life-threatening disease.

An estimated 200,000 Americans have scleroderma, about 80,000 of whom have the systemic form of the disease, known as systemic sclerosis (SSc). SSc is further sub-classified as diffuse cutaneous ...

A TGFβ-Responsive Gene Signature Is Associated with a Subset of Diffuse Scleroderma with Increased Disease Severity. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2009; DOI: 10.1038/jid.2009.318 ...

When Asal Shirazi was 39 she was told she had four to six months to live after being diagnosed with a “life-limiting” and rare condition called diffuse systemic scleroderma. Despite her dire ...

Patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis, without any clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease, have indicators of subclinical atherosclerosis, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in ...