
Scleroderma – Autoimmune or Not?
By: PAUL J DEMARCO, MD, FACP, FACR, RHMSUS Scleroderma is the most unique set of disorders in Rheumatology; this group of diseases bears the distinct common pathway of autoimmune involvement that ends in hardening, or “sclerosis,” of the skin. Sclerosis is caused by the proliferation of a type of cells called fibroblasts, which are cells […]