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  2. Scleroderma - Wikipedia

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    Scleroderma. Scleroderma is a group of autoimmune diseases that may result in changes to the skin, blood vessels, muscles, and internal organs. [ 2][ 6][ 8] The disease can be either localized to the skin or involve other organs, as well. [ 2] Symptoms may include areas of thickened skin, stiffness, feeling tired, and poor blood flow to the ...

  3. Systemic scleroderma - Wikipedia

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    Systemic scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis, is an autoimmune rheumatic disease characterised by excessive production and accumulation of collagen, called fibrosis, in the skin and internal organs and by injuries to small arteries. There are two major subgroups of systemic sclerosis based on the extent of skin involvement: limited and diffuse.

  4. Scleromyositis - Wikipedia

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    Scleromyositis. Scleromyositis, is an autoimmune disease (a disease in which the immune system attacks the body). People with scleromyositis have symptoms of both systemic scleroderma and either polymyositis or dermatomyositis, and is therefore considered an overlap syndrome. Although it is a rare disease, it is one of the more common overlap ...

  5. CREST syndrome - Wikipedia

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    CREST syndrome, also known as the limited cutaneous form of systemic sclerosis (lcSSc), is a multisystem connective tissue disorder.The acronym "CREST" refers to the five main features: calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia.

  6. Morphea - Wikipedia

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    Morphea is a form of scleroderma that mainly involves isolated patches of hardened skin on the face, hands, and feet, or anywhere else on the body, usually with no internal organ involvement. [1] However, in Deep Morphea inflammation and sclerosis can be found in the deep dermis, panniculus, fascia, superficial muscle and bone.

  7. Mixed connective tissue disease - Wikipedia

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    Mixed connective tissue disease ( MCTD) is a systemic autoimmune disease that shares characteristics with at least two other systemic autoimmune diseases, including systemic sclerosis (Ssc), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), polymyositis / dermatomyositis (PM/DM), and rheumatoid arthritis. [ 2] The idea behind the "mixed" disease is that this ...

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