Localized scleroderma, as the term denotes, is localized to the skin on the hands and face. It is characterized by slow progression and rarely transforms to the systemic type. Localized scleroderma is ...

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 ...

Patients who underwent autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc), also known as scleroderma, did no better than others receiving conventional ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients showed no difference in skin fibrosis whether they were given low-dose oral glucocorticoids or not. One ...

Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis refers to a disorder in which the skin and connective tissues of the body start to thicken and harden because of the overproduction of a protein called collagen.

Scott, a 47-year-old father from Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham was diagnosed with a type of scleroderma in 2018 - a rare autoimmune condition (Family handout/PA Real Life) Get the Well Enough ...

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 ...