SKIN PROBLEMS: SCLERODERMA
The name scleroderma is appropriately derived from the Greek word skleros, which means hard, and derma, which means skin. The disease is categorized as a rheumatologic disorder because it affects the connective tissues in the body. Scleroderma is a rare disease marked by the following:
- Damage to the cells lining the walls of small arteries.
- An abnormal build-up of tough scar-like fibrous tissue in the skin.
