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Scleroderma most commonly first presents between the ages of 20 and 50 years, although any age group can be affected. [13] [29] Women are four to nine times more likely to develop scleroderma than men. [29] This disease is found worldwide. [29]
The Juvenile Scleroderma Network is an organization dedicated to providing emotional support and educational information to parents and their children living with juvenile scleroderma, supporting pediatric research to identify the cause of and the cure for juvenile scleroderma, and enhancing public awareness.
Scleromyositis, is an autoimmune disease (a disease in which the immune system attacks the body). People with scleromyositis have symptoms of both systemic scleroderma and either polymyositis or dermatomyositis, and is therefore considered an overlap syndrome.
In women, it includes structures such as ovaries, fallopian tubes, a uterus, and a vagina, while in men, it includes testes, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate, and the penis. Autoimmune diseases of the reproductive system can affect both male and female fertility and reproductive health.
Morphea is a form of scleroderma that is more common in women than men, in a ratio 3:1. [17] Morphea occurs in childhood as well as in adult life. [3] Morphea is an uncommon condition that is thought to affect 2 to 4 in 100,000 people. [18] Adequate studies on the incidence and prevalence have not been performed.
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The rare disease hardens the skin and internal organs of young women of child-bearing age causing disfigurement, and is potentially fatal. [5] In reaction to the lack of awareness of the disease in the medical community, she went on to found the Scleroderma Research Foundation in 1987, [2] an organization dedicated to finding a cure. [4]