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Scleroderma is a group of autoimmune diseases that may result in changes to the skin, blood vessels, muscles, and internal organs. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] [ 8 ] The disease can be either localized to the skin or involve other organs, as well. [ 2 ]
Prognosis is determined by the form of the disease and the extent of visceral involvement. Patients with limited systemic sclerosis have a better prognosis than those with the diffuse form. Death is most often caused by lung, heart, and kidney involvement. The risk of cancer is increased slightly. [1]
In 1982, while working as a management consultant for McKinsey & Co. Inc., Monsky was diagnosed with scleroderma and was told she had only two years to live. The rare disease hardens the skin and internal organs of young women of child-bearing age causing disfigurement, and is potentially fatal.
In several scenes in the Annette serial, she performed the song that launched her singing career. The studio received so much mail about "How Will I Know My Love" (lyrics by Tom Adair, music by Frances Jeffords and William Walsh), [11] that Walt Disney issued it as a single, and gave Funicello (somewhat unwillingly [citation needed]) a recording contract.
Linear scleroderma generally first appears in young children. [3] Frontal linear scleroderma (also known as en coup de sabre or morphea en coup de sabre) is a type of linear scleroderma characterized by a linear band of atrophy and a furrow in the skin that occurs in the frontal or frontoparietal scalp.
Lack of empathy is common among people diagnosed with Asperger’s The husband’s lack of empathy, as described by the author, is a textbook symptom of people diagnosed with Asperger’s.
Saget was a board member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation. His efforts benefited celebrities such as actress Regina Hall. [53] In an interview with Ability, he discussed how his sister was diagnosed with scleroderma at 43 and died at 47. She had previously been misdiagnosed numerous times.
Inherited IRA rules: 7 key things to know 1. Spouses get the most leeway. If someone inherits an IRA from their deceased spouse, the survivor has several choices of what to do with it: