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Scleroderma, Systemic
(Sclerosis, Systemic)
A chronic multi-system disorder of connective tissue. It is characterized by sclerosis in the skin, the LUNGS, the heart, the gastrointestinal tract, the KIDNEYS, and the musculoskeletal system. Other important features include diseased small blood vessels and autoantibodies. The disorder is named for its most prominent feature (hard skin), and classified into subsets by the extent of skin thickening: LIMITED SCLERODERMA and DIFFUSE SCLERODERMA.
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 Systemic scleroderma en.wikipedia.org |  Systemic sclerosis - dermatology.cdlib.org |  Systemic Scleroderma www.clevelandclinicmeded.com |  Systemic sclerosis - dermatology.cdlib.org |
 Systemic scleroderma, Morphea www.dermpedia.org |  Systemic Sclerosis medicalnotesonline.blogspot.com |  Systemic Scleroderma www.dermis.net |  Systemic Scleroderma www.clevelandclinicmeded.com |
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Wikipedia
Frontal linear scleroderma, Scleroderma Research Foundation, Morphea (comics), Localized morphea, Acrokeratoelastoidosis of Costa, Acrokeratoelastoidosis, Generalized morphea, Linear scleroderma, Scleroderma areolatum, Coup de Grâce (1976 film)
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