Biomaterial Database

Scleroderma (diffuse systemic sclerosis). 1953

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012594	Scleroderma, Localized	A term used to describe a variety of localized asymmetrical SKIN thickening that is similar to those of SYSTEMIC SCLERODERMA but without the disease features in the multiple internal organs and BLOOD VESSELS. Lesions may be characterized as patches or plaques (morphea), bands (linear), or nodules.	Dermatosclerosis,Morphea,Scleroderma, Circumscribed,Frontal Linear Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre,Linear Scleroderma,Scleroderma, Linear,Circumscribed Scleroderma,Localized Scleroderma,Morpheas,Sclerodermas, Localized
D012595	Scleroderma, 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.	Sclerosis, Systemic,Systemic Scleroderma,Systemic Sclerosis
D045743	Scleroderma, Diffuse	A rapid onset form of SYSTEMIC SCLERODERMA with progressive widespread SKIN thickening over the arms, the legs and the trunk, resulting in stiffness and disability.	Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis,Diffuse Scleroderma,Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis,Scleroderma, Progressive,Sclerosis, Progressive Systemic,Sudden Onset Scleroderma,Diffuse Systemic Scleroses,Progressive Scleroderma,Progressive Systemic Sclerosis,Scleroderma, Sudden Onset,Sclerodermas, Sudden Onset,Scleroses, Diffuse Systemic,Sclerosis, Diffuse Systemic,Sudden Onset Sclerodermas,Systemic Scleroses, Diffuse,Systemic Sclerosis, Diffuse,Systemic Sclerosis, Progressive