Scleroderma

This is an autoimmune disease that affects the skin and various other systems of the body. Patients are mostly young females and present with swelling of fingers, tightening of the skin, change of color of fingers and toes on exposure to cold (Raynaud’s phenomenon), abdominal discomfort after eating food, difficulty in swallowing food, and ulcers on the tips of fingers. Some patients can have lung involvement which further worsens the prognosis. Now there are various treatment options that can reduce the progression of the disease and improves the symptoms of the patients.