HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A group of women did not wear makeup Sunday and they posted selfies to prove it to raise awareness about a deadly skin disease effecting thousands of men and women. "Face ...

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 ...

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 ...

A possible mechanism behind the fibrosis that occurs in scleroderma has now been identified, a mechanism, researchers say, that may one day lead to a treatment for the disease. The prognosis for ...

Care of patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (95% of SSc patients) centers around education regarding keeping warm, medications, and modifications in care when pain, infection, and ulcerations occur. It ...

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, also known as systemic sclerosis, is a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin. It also may cause problems in the blood vessels, internal organs and ...

Like many autoimmune diseases, systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, can be a challenge to diagnose because its symptoms are varied, can range from mild to debilitating, and often resemble those of ...

Scleroderma is classified as a rare, autoimmune, collagen-vascular disease of unknown etiology that can be difficult to diagnose and treat. Its onset can be insidious or rapid; the symptoms range from ...