Scleroderma
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![Joy Blanc, right, with her family.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/blanc-w19.jpg)
A family battle with scleroderma
Joy Blanc, 34, lives in the Bay Area of California with her husband and daughter. She was diagnosed with scleroderma and...
Scleroderma![Dee Burlile, pictured center with her family, credits her three children with saving her life.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/burlilefamily-w19.jpg)
Struggling for answers: A patient’s scleroderma journey
It took Dee Burlile four frustrating, painful years to find out that all the symptoms she had been suffering from...
Scleroderma![Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Ph.D. (left) and John Varga, M.D. (right) work with NIH on scleroderma research.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/feghali-bostwick-varga-w19.jpg)
What’s new on the horizon for scleroderma?
There may not be a cure yet, but many scleroderma experts are optimistic about ongoing research into new treatments. We...
Scleroderma![Scleroderma can lead to painful bumps under the skin, red spots, patches of hard skin, and even digestive problems.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/sclerodermaoverview-w19.jpg)
Scleroderma: An overview for you
The name scleroderma means "hard skin"—a simple description of a complex disease that causes thick, hard scar tissue to form...
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5 things to know if you have scleroderma
Maureen Mayes, M.D., is the founder and director of the Scleroderma Clinical and Research Program at the University of...
Scleroderma![Bob Saget lost his sister to scleroderma and has worked for decades with the Scleroderma Research Foundation to spread awareness.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/bobsaget-w19.jpg)
‘Don’t give up hope’
Television actor and comedian Bob Saget has been making Americans laugh for decades. The "Full House," "America's Funniest...
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