Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . IVIG had favorable effects on skin thickening, muscle and joint pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms of systemic ...

A 57-YEAR old British-Iranian woman was told by a skincare specialist that she had a "disease that turns you into stone". When Asal Shirazi was 39 she was told she had four to six months to live after ...

The 35-year-old woman initially presented to a rheumatologist in October 2022 with typical Raynaud's phenomenon affecting her hands. Capillaroscopy revealed a characteristic SSc pattern with decreased ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Half of patients with systemic sclerosis demonstrated signs of disordered eating. Patients with SSc often manage ...

AMSTERDAM — For patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis, an autoimmune disease for which there are few treatment options, lenabasum (JBT-101, Corbus Pharmaceuticals) shows potential, new ...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma is a rare, chronic, autoimmune disorder that hardens connective tissue and muscle in the body. As a result, this can generate complications associated with skin ...

Dip your hands and feet in warm saline water, as it helps manage and reduce the episodes of Raynaud's phenomenon (Image: Canva) Autoimmune diseases are those which occur when the body's defence ...

Scleroderma is rare and results in hard, thickened areas of skin, and can sometimes lead to problems with internal organs and blood vessels. According to the NHS, it’s caused by the immune system ...

Linear scleroderma is a rare skin condition that often affects children and can lead to visible changes in the skin, especially on the forehead. It is a form of localised scleroderma, where a band of ...