Scleroderma is a rare disease, 12-25 cases occur per 1 million population. Men suffer less frequent than the weaker sex, the ratio of from 1: 3 to 1: 7. The average age of patients is 30-40 years of age and older.
If you notice the skin the appearance of strange elements, like no rash, no irritation, it is necessary to make an appointment with the dermatologist. Scleroderma lesions can appear linear, the process usually begins with the fingers.
Scleroderma is a chronic disease in which suffers from connective tissue. In this way the skin undergoes fibrotic deformation, disturbed physiology and internal organs. Dermatologists could not determine the cause of the strange disease. In some cases, the disease has been brewing for decades, in other lightning has a lethal ending, because the process involves almost all the organs. Used in the treatment of immunosuppressants and corticosteroids.