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Gracie Ridgeway died on April 19, 2006, in Detroit, Michigan, USA of scleroderma.
No.
Scleroderma is a disease that involves the buildup of scar-like tissue in the skin.
Sharon Monsky died on May 11, 2002, in Santa Barbara, California, USA of scleroderma.
.occurs in all races of people all over the world. affects about four females for every male.In the United States,about 300,000 people have scleroderma. Young African-American women and Native Americans of the Choctaw tribe have especially high rates.
Dana Lovvorn has written: 'Scleroderma' -- subject(s): Scleroderma (Disease)
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it harms you.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Scleroderma geaster.
The type known as localized scleroderma mainly affects the skin. Systemic scleroderma, which is also called systemic sclerosis, affects the smaller blood vessels and internal organs of the body.
The cause of scleroderma is still a puzzle.researchers do not know why it occurs.Some claims of a scleroderma-like illness have been made by women with silicone breast implants, but a link has not been proven in numerous studies.