Sclerodoma

Sclerodoma Sclerodoma Sclerodoma is an uncommon chronic autoimmune disease; it affects about 300,000 people every year. It is mostly found in females ages 30-50 years old. The ratio of women to men is 4 to 1. (http://www.sclero.org/medical/about-sd/a-to-z.html, Shelley Ensz) Sclerodoma is completely non-contagious or cancerous. The cause of Scerlodoma is not exactly known. There have been cases linked to fetal cells and viruses, and although it has not been proven to be hereditary, genetics. However, the process of the disease is caused by an over-production of collagen. This extra collagen is deposited into the skin and throughout the body’s organs; as a result, the skin hardens and affects the functions of internal organs. Scientists speculate the body’s immune system is the cause of excess collagen deposits. The immune system, your body’s main defense against diseases, produces antibodies. These antibodies battle harmful invading organisms. But sometimes the antibodies attack the body’s healthy tissue instead. This is known as the “autoimmune reaction”. (http://sclerodermasupport.com/medical/overview/about.htm, Sherry Messick) (http://www.scleroderma.org/fact.html, Sclerodoma Foundation) There are two major types of Scerlodoma, Localized and Systemic. They affect the skin only, and any part of the body (gastrointestinal tract, sclerodoma, disease, organs, women, stress, skin, foundation, body’s, system, sherry, september, scerlodoma, messick, internal, http//wwwsclerodermaorg/facthtml, ensz, effects, collagen, cause, breast, been, autoimmune, antibodies, 2002, 25, wide-ranging, symptoms, shelley, research, process, problems, non-specific, men, maybe, main