A father of three is using being busy as a weapon in his fight against a rare autoimmune disease that has no cure.

Episodes of Raynaud's phenomenon, a common feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc, also known as scleroderma), were more severe ...

Scleroderma is a rare disease in which a person's immune ... This happens because the squeezing motion of the esophagus (peristalsis) does not work as well as it should. Raynaud's phenomenon is a ...

Sometimes called Raynaud’s syndrome, the disease can occur on its own or be linked to various underlying conditions, such as ...

Scleroderma is an autoimmune connective-tissue ... Some examples of external stimuli are cold (in the case of Raynaud's phenomenon), toxic substances, such as organic solvents and silica dust ...

Askanase advises making an appointment to get diagnosed and to rule out diseases that are associated with secondary Raynaud’s, like scleroderma and lupus. Limiting exposure to the cold.

Scleroderma on the face can be painful. Not only can tight, hardened skin pull on sensitive areas around your eyes and mouth, but changes in circulation, like in Raynaud’s phenomenon ...

[2] Systemic sclerosis (SSc) sine scleroderma (ssSSc ... criteria proposed for the diagnosis of ssSSc included: 1) Raynaud's phenomenon or a peripheral vascular equivalent; 2) positive antinuclear ...

Botulinum toxin injections in the hand led to significant reductions in pain and disability for patients with Raynaud’s syndrome secondary to scleroderma, according to data published in Clinical ...

Health charity Scleroderma & Raynaud's UK (SRUK) is urging the public to take a 60-second online test to find out if they may have the condition. Raynaud’s is caused by the acute narrowing of blood ...

In some cases, though, Raynaud’s occurs secondarily to other health conditions, often autoimmune ones like scleroderma or lupus, Swosty Tuladhar, MD, a rheumatologist at Summit Health ...