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Please give me advice on treating systemic sclerosis.
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 25-year-old male. I was recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called systemic sclerosis. I have been experiencing a couple of symptoms along with this disease. Could you please give me some advice on how to treat these symptoms, which I could pass on to my regular doctor?... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to my opinion, Raynaud's phenomenon is a part of CREST syndrome of systemic sclerosis. In case that is troubling you, the best treatment that I have found very successful is the use of crushed Sorbitrate tablets in coconut oil and applying them to massage over... Read Full »
Why do I have blood spots on cuticles?
Query: Hi doctor,I am contacting you because I have Raynaud's, and in the past few months my cuticles have developed blood specks. I know these symptoms point to scleroderma. It has me very worried. I need to visit a doctor for tests but I have to wait a few days and I would really like to get some clarifi... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your post. The diagnosis of scleroderma is based on clinical and some laboratory parameters neither Raynauds nor the cuticle blood spots are specific for scleroderma. It is skin thickness that has a maximum value and blood tests like anticentromere ant... Read Full »
Is Plaquenil beneficial in C.difficile colitis?
Query: Hello doctor,My mother was diagnosed with systemic sclerosis (CREST). Her main symptoms have been Raynaud's and esophageal issues. She also has Alzheimer's and a history of recurrent C.diff colitis. She took Plaquenil for several years and her CREST symptoms appeared stable. So, when her rheumatolog... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your mother's history and she has had a tough path. Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) at this stage will not help her scleroderma much, especially the esophagus, which is already dilated with no motility. This is one of the few conditions of scler... Read Full »