esclerodermia

Also known as dermatosclerosis, scleroderma (rheumatic diseases)

enfermedad autoinmune fibrosante del tejido conjuntivo

Key facts

Medical condition.name: Scleroderma
Medical condition.image: MercMorphea.JPG
Medical condition.caption: A type of localized scleroderma known as morphea
Medical condition.field: Rheumatology
Medical condition.onset: Middle age
Medical condition.types: Localized, systemic scleroderma
Medical condition.causes: Unknown
Medical condition.risks: Family history, certain genetic factors, exposure to silica
Medical condition.diagnosis: Based on symptoms, skin biopsy, blood tests
Medical condition.differential: Mixed connective tissue disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis, dermatomyositis
Medical condition.treatment: Supportive care
Medical condition.medication: Corticosteroids, methotrexate, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Medical condition.prognosis: Localized: Normal life expectancySystemic: Decreased life expectancy
Medical condition.frequency: 3 per 100,000 per year (systemic)

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Subclass of: disease
Image: Scleroderma - UIP - Honeycomb fibrosis Case 221 (7262028900).jpg

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health specialty: immunology
Commons category: Scleroderma
NCI Thesaurus ID: C26746
exact match: www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_801
WordLift URL: data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/scleroderma
different from: Scleroderma
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine

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La esclerodermia (del griego sklēródermos "piel endurecida") es un grupo heterogéneo de enfermedades autoinmunes fibrosantes del tejido conjuntivo que afectan principalmente a la piel, pero que también pueden implicar estructuras subyacentes, como la grasa, las fascias, los músculos, los huesos, diversos órganos internos (tracto gastrointestinal, pulmón, riñón, corazón y otros), la membrana sinovial y los vasos sanguíneos. Es un trastorno autoinmunitario, una afección que ocurre cuando el sistema inmunitario ataca por error y destruye tejido corporal sano.

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