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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Limited, Diffuse, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Treatment, Medications, Surgery, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Complications, Prognosis, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: scleroderma.
Excerpt: | |  Also known as the CREST syndrome (representing calcinosis cutis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal motility disorder, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia)
The hardening of the skin (scleroderma) is limited to the face and hands Patients with limited disease are more susceptible than those with diffuse disease to | | – Digital ischemia, leading to finger loss – Life-threatening pulmonary hypertension |
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