Episodes of Raynaud's phenomenon, a common feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc, also known as scleroderma), were more severe not only at low temperatures, as one would expect, but also during ...

Following the 2017 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Meeting—held in San Diego, California, November 3-8—Medscape spoke with Hospital for Special Surgery rheumatologists Dr Robert F.

Q: Would you define scleroderma? What are the early symptoms? Are there any tests to diagnose it? A: Scleroderma, or hard skin, isn't a common disorder. In a metropolitan area the size of St. Louis, ...

Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease involving an overproduction of the protein collagen. Linear scleroderma usually begins as a streak of hardened, waxy, discolored skin on the forehead, an arm, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Evelyn Mousigian. Dr. John Varga, rheumatology, internal medicine and dermatology ...

Lab-grown skin captures the complexities of real disease to develop more effective treatments for scleroderma and other life-threatening conditions. For the 300,000 Americans living with the immune ...