The disease causes scarring of the skin and internal organs and causes disfigurement and disability. Only 50 percent of patients survive 10 years. Nationwide, as many as 300,000 people have scleroderma-like skin diseases without internal organ involvement. The cause in unknown and there are no effective disease-modifying treatments. Call the number at the top of this release to schedule an interview.
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