Refractory dry eye in patients with systemic comorbidities can be challenging to manage because the underlying condition or its treatments may contribute to ocular surface disease. In this Q&A ...

Researchers identified distinct demographic, clinical, and serologic predictors of incident LVSD and cardiac recovery among patients with SSc.

Women with systemic sclerosis had a fourfold higher risk of pre-eclampsia (13.2% vs 3%). The likelihood of preterm delivery was greater in women with systemic sclerosis (13.2% vs 5.8%). The incidence ...

Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease involving an overproduction of the protein collagen. Linear scleroderma usually begins as a streak of hardened, waxy, discolored skin on the forehead, an arm, ...

Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition that causes the skin to become tight and hard. This can change facial appearance, such as the mouth becoming smaller, and affect internal organs. With ...

Systemic light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare and life-threatening disorder characterized by the deposition of misfolded immunoglobulin light chains as insoluble amyloid fibrils in various tissues ...

Medicare expenditures for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are more than 3 times those of the average Medicare beneficiary, and drug therapies are an important cost driver. Objectives: To ...

Several factors were associated with increased pain among patients with systemic sclerosis, including the pain type, pain location, and disease subtype. Nearly all patients with systemic sclerosis ...

Modeyso is the first FDA-approved systemic therapy for H3 K27M-mutant diffuse midline glioma, targeting both adult and pediatric patients. Clinical trials demonstrated a 22% overall response rate with ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, disabling, inflammatory disease that damages your nerves. People with MS may live roughly seven years less than the general population, with an average life ...

The kFLC index and CVS are now part of the 2024 McDonald criteria, improving MS diagnosis accuracy and timing. kFLC index measures immune-related proteins with high sensitivity, while CVS identifies ...