Systemic scleroderma patients often experience gastrointestinal conditions among other discomforts, especially if the disease has affected the digestive system or some of its organs.
The name scleroderma comes from the Greek words “sklerosis,” for hardness and “derma” for skin. Scleroderma is part of a group of connective tissue disorders.
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