Scleroderma Pictures: How Rash Symptoms Look - Verywell Health
2023年12月18日 · Facial scleroderma is another form of localized scleroderma that can form on both the scalp and the face. It causes a thick line to form on the face or scalp. A severe variation of linear scleroderma on the face is called en coup de sabre, translating to "the blow of the sword." This condition can affect both the face and scalp.
Scleroderma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年6月15日 · Scleroderma (sklair-oh-DUR-muh), also known as systemic sclerosis, is a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin. Scleroderma also may cause problems in the blood vessels, internal organs and digestive tract.
Scleroderma: Signs and symptoms - American Academy of Dermatology
Scleroderma causes extremely dry skin, and dry skin itches. The extreme dryness can cause the skin to breakdown and sores can form. The patches of hardened skin can be lighter or darker than your natural skin color. Some people develop violet-colored skin, which means that the scleroderma is active and expanding.
Scleroderma: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Options - Cleveland Clinic
2023年9月29日 · Scleroderma makes your body produce too much collagen, a protein that you need for healthy skin and tissue. It’s an autoimmune condition, which means your immune system attacks your body instead of protecting it. Scleroderma can cause lots of symptoms and affect tissue throughout your body. It can also lead to life-threatening complications.
What Is Scleroderma? Symptoms & Causes| NIAMS - National …
Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and fibrosis (thickening) in the skin and other areas of the body. When an immune response tricks tissues into thinking they are injured, it causes inflammation, and the body makes too much collagen, leading to scleroderma.
Scleroderma: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMD
2024年2月27日 · Scleroderma is a long-lasting autoimmune disease that affects your skin, connective tissue, & internal organs. Learn about types, causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment.
Scleroderma > Fact Sheets - Yale Medicine
Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the thickening and hardening of the skin. Some forms of the disease also affect the blood vessels, muscles, bones, and other internal organs. There are two broad categories of scleroderma.
2024年10月21日 · There are two main forms of scleroderma: systemic (systemic sclerosis, SSc) that usually afects the internal organs or internal systems of the body as well as the skin, and localized that afects a local area of skin either in patches (morphea) or in a line down an arm or leg (linear scleroderma), or as a line down the forehead (scleroderma en co...
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma): Pictures, Symptoms, Causes - Healthline
2024年12月13日 · Three types of SS exist, all classified by the tissues affected: Limited cutaneous systemic scleroderma. The fibrosis affects only your hands, arms, and face. Diffuse cutaneous systemic...
Scleroderma - Harvard Health
2024年1月22日 · Scleroderma is a poorly understood illness that causes widespread hardening of the skin, especially on the hands and face. It also can damage the lungs, heart, kidneys, digestive tract, muscles, and joints.