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Scleroderma is a chronic, autoimmune connective tissue disease, and the word scleroderma literally means “hard skin”.
Common symptoms include thickening and hardening of the skin, joint stiffness and pain and sensitivity to cold in the
extremities. Symptoms can also include damage to internal organs making scleroderma a potentially fatal condition.
Characteristics of the disease include an over-production of collagen and damage to blood vessels. Approximately
300,000 people in the United States suffer from scleroderma. Scleroderma primarily affects women between the ages of
25 and 55. There is currently no known cause or cure.
Common symptoms include thickening and hardening of the skin, joint stiffness and pain and sensitivity to cold in the
extremities. Symptoms can also include damage to internal organs making scleroderma a potentially fatal condition.
Characteristics of the disease include an over-production of collagen and damage to blood vessels. Approximately
300,000 people in the United States suffer from scleroderma. Scleroderma primarily affects women between the ages of
25 and 55. There is currently no known cause or cure.
The Help Fight Scleroderma Foundation was created by the Brennan Family as a means to raise
awareness of Scleroderma in West Michigan. With the help of the Scleroderma Foundation Michigan
Chapter and your support we are able to put on two exciting annual fund raisers. These events raise
awareness of this disease as well as money for support, education, and research. .
awareness of Scleroderma in West Michigan. With the help of the Scleroderma Foundation Michigan
Chapter and your support we are able to put on two exciting annual fund raisers. These events raise
awareness of this disease as well as money for support, education, and research. .
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