Limited scleroderma

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Limited scleroderma

A subtype of systemic scleroderma with limited skin involvement. It is somestimes called the CREST form of scleroderma, after the initials of its five major symptoms.

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scleroderma			Runner, R-Lancaster, has limited scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that affects the body's connective tissue. AROUND THE REGION by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Limited scleroderma is more common than diffuse scleroderma (5:2) and is a milder form of the disease, with skin thickening restricted to the face and extremities, Raynaud's phenomenon, and a slower involvement of internal organs (LeRoy et al. Daily occupations and well-being in women with limited cutaneous ... by Sandqvist, Gunnel; Akesson, Anita; Eklund, Mona / AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy Systemic scleroderma can be classified into two forms, depending on the degree of skin involvement: limited scleroderma - often referred to as CREST - and diffuse scleroderma. Early Detection Of Scleroderma Improves Quality Of Life by Business Wire			limen nasi limerance limes limestone Limey disease liminal liminal stimulus liming liminometer limit limit dextrin limit dextrinase limit dextrinosis limit of resolution limit of stability limit of viability limit setting LIMIT-2 limitans limitation limitation of motion limitations Limited Contact Sport limited feeding limited fluctuation method of dosing Limited scleroderma Limited support limited treatment limiting charge limiting layer of cornea limiting resolution limiting udder infection Limitrol limits of liability Limnaea Limnatis Limnotragus spekei limo- Limousin limp limpia limping syndrome Limulus test limulus-lysate test LINAC linalool linamarase linamarin Linaria vulgaris linatine Lincocin			Limited Quantity Hauling Exemption Limited Range Intercept Limited Range of Motion Limited Rate Initial Production Limited recourse Limited Recourse Finance Limited Recourse Financing Limited Recourse Note Limited Recourse Project Financing Limited Reevaluation Report limited referral agent Limited Regional Conflict Limited release Limited Remote Communications Outlet Limited resource Limited resource Limited resource Limited resource Limited Response Package limited review limited review Limited risk Limited Risk Distributor Limited Risks Limited Road Service Area Limited Safety Net Limited Safety Nets Limited Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports Limited scleroderma Limited Scope Performance Testing Limited Security Area Limited Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Limited series limited service broker Limited Service Health Organization Limited Service Offering Limited Service Restaurant Limited Service Scheduling Limited Service Storage Facility Limited Short Messaging Protocol limited signal Limited slip differential Limited Slip Rear Differential Limited Small Cell Lung Cancer Limited Space charge Accumulation limited space-charge accumulation mode Limited Speed Zone limited standard item Limited Stock Appreciation Right Limited Stop Service Limited Storage Site Limited Strategic Test Ban Limited Streamer Tube

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