Localized scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by hardening and thickening of the skin due to increased collagen density. A quarter of patients affected also experience ...

Morphea is a localized form of scleroderma that leads to excessive deposits of collagen in the skin, resulting in a ...

What is the latest research on scleroderma? Find out in this collection of recent MEDLINE abstracts compiled by the editors at Medscape Nurses. Acute and chronic renal diseases remain common ...

For example, a patient with scleroderma may have localized scleroderma, diffuse scleroderma, or an offshoot called CREST syndrome.” Autoantibody markers that help narrow the diagnosis could better ...