Guest guest Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 Difficult to say from here what could be going on, , but scleroderma isn't the only thing that causes hardened skin; however, if scleroderma-like changes are taking place, tests can be done to help make or rule out the diagnosis. There are certain antibodies that are very specific to scleroderma. Sometimes a scleroderma diagnosis is very easy to make. One thing for sure is that they shouldn't just wonder aloud. Your doctors should be trying harder to nail the diagnosis down so that you can have the best monitoring and treatment. It is extremely unlikely that you have RA and lupus and scleroderma. A funky overlap is a possibility, but it would be nice if they made a better effort to determine as precisely as possible what disease process or processes are at work. Also, if they think you have lupus, Remicade is not a very good idea. There are many rheumatologists who believe that lupus is a contraindication to anti-TNF therapy. Do you have Raynaud's? From: " mary parker " <mary6621@...> Date: Mon Mar 10, 2003 1:40 pm Subject: hi gina They say my skin is hard on my arms and hands. Does that sound like it or is it just dehrydation? Thanks\ in O town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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