Preferred Name | scleroderma | |
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dermatosclerosis scleroderma (disease) scleroderma |
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Definitions |
Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disorder characterized by abnormal hardening of the skin and, sometimes, other organs. It is classified into two main forms: localized scleroderma and systemic sclerosis (SSc), the latter comprising three subsets; diffuse cutaneous SSc (dcSSc), limited cutaneous SSc (lcSSc) and limited SSc (lSSc). |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0019340 |
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dermatosclerosis scleroderma (disease) scleroderma |
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definition |
Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disorder characterized by abnormal hardening of the skin and, sometimes, other organs. It is classified into two main forms: localized scleroderma and systemic sclerosis (SSc), the latter comprising three subsets; diffuse cutaneous SSc (dcSSc), limited cutaneous SSc (lcSSc) and limited SSc (lSSc). |
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dermatosclerosis scleroderma (disease) scleroderma |
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IAO_0000589 |
scleroderma (disease) |
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label |
scleroderma |
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MONDO:0019340 |
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scleroderma |
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textual definition |
Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disorder characterized by abnormal hardening of the skin and, sometimes, other organs. It is classified into two main forms: localized scleroderma and systemic sclerosis (SSc), the latter comprising three subsets; diffuse cutaneous SSc (dcSSc), limited cutaneous SSc (lcSSc) and limited SSc (lSSc). |
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