Georgina has diffuse systemic scleroderma, a rare condition that causes the hardening and tightening of skin alongside affecting the internal organs (Picture: Georgina Pantano) Since Georgina Pantano, ...

Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition that affects the skin, internal organs and blood vessels, causing scarring and thickening of the tissue in these areas. There are 2 main types of scleroderma: ...

A grandmother has been left with the smooth, wrinkle-free face of a 40-year-old because her body produces too much collagen. Susan Johnson, 61, from Colchester in Essex has a condition called ...

SCLERODERMA is a condition that results in hard, thickened areas of skin. Although it is relatively uncommon, it can sometimes cause problems with internal organs and blood vessels in the most severe ...

A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has found that the molecule lysyl oxidase (LOX) plays a number of important roles in promoting skin and organ fibrosis in ...

Researchers found a unique immune cell plays a key role in the chronic inflammation and scarring in the lungs and skin of people with scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis. After injecting mice with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rheumatologists are likely to be at the “forefront” of diagnosing scleroderma skin disorders and other ...

A WOMAN who is bravely battling a condition which causes her skin to harden and even affects the internal organs, has spoken out about her struggle. Sian Morgan, who lives in Swansea, and works as a ...

A woman with a rare disease that causes red and purple blotches to come up across her face and body, has told of her horror and embarrassment after Facebook rejected a photo of her. Lisa ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The last 3 years of drug development in scleroderma have come to represent everything that ails the current ...