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MeSH Heading: Scleroderma, Systemic
Tree Number(s): C17.300.799; C17.800.784
Unique ID: D012595
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012595
Annotation: note specific indentations and SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED
Scope Note: A chronic multi-system disorder of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. It is characterized by SCLEROSIS in the SKIN, the LUNGS, the HEART, the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, the KIDNEYS, and the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. Other important features include diseased small BLOOD VESSELS and AUTOANTIBODIES. The disorder is named for its most prominent feature (hard skin), and classified into subsets by the extent of skin thickening: LIMITED SCLERODERMA and DIFFUSE SCLERODERMA.
Entry Term(s): Sclerosis, Systemic; Systemic Scleroderma; Systemic Sclerosis
NLM Classification #: WR 260
Public MeSH Note: 1971; SCLERODERMA was heading 1963-70
History Note: 1971
Date Established: 1971/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

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