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Scleroderma
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| Scleroderma is a collagen fibers in the skin of the system is characterized by hardening of the connective tissue diseases, chronic autoimmune disease, scleroderma literally the "Hard" generally refers to the skin to harden, and where the disease is most significant pathological features. In addition to skin involvement of these diseases, but also involving multiple systems hardening of the heart, lungs, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and so on. According to the degree of skin lesions and lesions involving the internal organs of the disease can be divided into two localized scleroderma and systemic scleroderma type. Localized scleroderma mainly for skin hardening; systemic scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, while involving the skin and internal organs. The disease in connective tissue diseases, second only to lupus, patients with more women, age 20-50 years with much. The cause of the disease is not yet clear, the present study proved that genetic, environmental, infectious, vascular abnormalities, immune abnormalities and other factors. |
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