Living with Scleroderma: Appreciating the ‘Moments in Between’ to Find Strength
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Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that especially affects the skin, but also the vital organs, which can compromise the life of the patient, according to Dr. Susana Romero, president of SER
Scleroderma is a chronic disease, autoimmune, that is framed within rheumatic diseases. However, it commonly affects the skin, which becomes hard (literally, scleroderma means “hard skin”), and internal organs, such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, stomach, or blood vessels, can also be affected. Scleroderma is considered an autoimmune disease. That means that the body is attacked by the immune system itself. When this happens, the process of heali…
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