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Usual onset: Middle age [1] Types: Localized, systemic scleroderma [2] ... Scleroderma is a group of autoimmune diseases that may result in changes to the skin, ...
The interval of peak onset starts at age 30 [49] and ends at age 50. [49] Globally, estimates of prevalence vary from 31.0 to 658.6 affected people per million. [48] Systemic sclerosis has a female:male ratio of 3:1 (8:1 in mid- to late childbearing years). Incidence is twice as high among African Americans.
Borrelia burgdorferi infection may be relevant for the induction of a distinct autoimmune type of scleroderma; it may be called "Borrelia-associated early onset morphea" and is characterized by the combination of disease onset at younger age, infection with B. burgdorferi, and evident autoimmune phenomena as reflected by high-titer antinuclear ...
Scleroderma can develop in every age group from infants to the elderly, but its onset is most frequent between the ages of 25 and 55. In most cases it is observed that the disease involves an overproduction of collagen.
Dysphagia can happen at any age, with about 1 in 25 U.S. adults experiencing it every year, Dr. Abu-Ghanem says. It’s more common in older adults. ... Muscle disorders, such as scleroderma or ...
The average age of onset is nine years of age, [4] ... Essakali HN, Mohcine Z (October 2005). "[Neuroretinitis, Parry-Romberg syndrome, and scleroderma]".
CREST syndrome, also known as the limited cutaneous form of systemic sclerosis (lcSSc), is a multisystem connective tissue disorder.The acronym "CREST" refers to the five main features: calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia.
In untreated PPMS, the median time from onset to requiring a walking aid is estimated as seven years. [128] In SPMS, a 2014 cohort study reported that people required a walking aid after an average of five years from the onset of SPMS, and were chair or bed-bound after an average of fifteen years. [208]