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   What is scleroderma CREST syndrome?

   • Scleroderma is a multisystem, chronic disease of unknown etiology in which collagen deposits in blood vessels, joints, and organs including the skin, lungs, kidneys, heart, and intestines. Limited scleroderma, including CREST syndrome, has prominent skin manifestations, rare lung involvement and causes no change in mortality.

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   Can CREST syndrome be treated with scleroderma?

   • Our specialists provide expert treatment for CREST syndrome, a less severe form of scleroderma.

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   What is limited scleroderma?

   • A subtype of limited scleroderma is also known as CREST syndrome. CREST is an acronym for its most prominent clinical features: Calcinosis: calcium deposits under the skin and sometimes in tissues. Raynaud’s phenomenon: an exaggerated response to ambient temperatures making the skin of the fingers or toes cold, numb or tingling with color changes.

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   A subtype of limited scleroderma is also known as CREST syndrome. CREST is an acronym for its most prominent clinical features: Calcinosis: calcium deposits under the skin and sometimes in tissues. Raynaud’s phenomenon: an exaggerated response to ambient temperatures making the skin of the fingers or toes cold, numb or tingling with color ...

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   Jul 26, 2021 · 1 min read. Some people have a type of scleroderma called CREST syndrome (or limited scleroderma). Unlike other types, which only affect the arms, legs, and face, this kind can involve your...

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   Limited sclerosis (CREST syndrome) Healthcare providers usually refer to limited scleroderma with the acronym CREST syndrome. Each letter in CREST stands for a symptom it causes: Calcinosis (extra calcium deposits in your skin). Raynaud’s syndrome (color changes and numbness in your fingertips and toes).

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   Jul 13, 2023 · CREST syndrome affects different systems in the body and can therefore cause a variety of symptoms. Often, it causes thickening and/or hardening of the skin and internal organs. Other names for CREST syndrome are limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis or limited scleroderma.

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   A less severe form of scleroderma is called limited scleroderma, or CREST syndrome. CREST syndrome is characterized by: Raynaud's phenomenon: A condition in which the blood vessels of the fingers and toes spasm when triggered by factors, such as cold, stress or illness. Cold, painful or numb fingers and toes result, which in severe cases may ...

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   Limited Scleroderma (CREST Syndrome) Limited scleroderma (formerly known as CREST syndrome) is a collagen vascular disease with a presentation that is slightly less diffuse, and less fulminant, than systemic scleroderma. The term CREST syndrome is still preferred by some dermatologists.

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   Apr 5, 2024 · Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis, previously known as CREST syndrome, is characterized by skin thickening distal to the elbows and knees and/or on the face without trunk involvement.