> The doctors diagnosis for my wife of 49 was first Reynards Syndrome.
> Then they decided it was being caused by RH. Now after an xray of
> her lung they say she has lung scleroderma. Is this a type of
> arthritis or something entirely different?
Here is a very well written site to explore. It has URLs
for other sites you may want to visit. (I have removed
most of the information to reduce the size of this reply.)
http://www.rheumatology.org/public/f.../scler_new.asp
Scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, is a chronic disease that causes skin thickening and tightening, and can involve fibrosis and other types of damage to internal body organs. This condition, thought to be an autoimmune disease, affects both adults and children, most commonly adult women. While effective treatments are available for some manifestations of the disease, scleroderma is not yet curable.
Fast Facts
What scleroderma is
There are actually several types of scleroderma and related diseases with complications ranging from minor to life-threatening.
What causes scleroderma
Who gets scleroderma
Scleroderma is a relatively rare illness affecting only 75,000 - 100,000 people in the United States. Of these, 75% percent are women (20 - 50 years old)
How scleroderma is diagnosed
How scleroderma is treated
Broader heatlh impact of scleroderma
Points to Remember
For more information
The American College of Rheumatology has compiled this list to give you a starting point for your own additional research.
The Scleroderma Foundation
www.scleroderma.org
International Scleroderma Network
www.sclero.org
Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium
www.sctc-online.org
Scleroderma Research Foundation
www.sclerodermaresearch.org
The Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
www.niams.nih.gov
Written by Joseph H. Korn, MD and Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH, and reviewed by the American College of Rheumatology.
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