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Unveiling Scleroderma
This World Scleroderma Day 2015 we will be “unveiling Scleroderma”. Organisations across the globe are taking part in the campaign to raise awareness for 2.5 million individuals diagnosed with scleroderma worldwide.
25 seconds for 2.5 million
You can help us raise awareness by recording a 25-second video about your experience of scleroderma and sharing with your social networks. Use the hashtags to view your video on the main WSD website. #WSD15 #unveilscleroderma #scleroderma #worldsclerodermaday
Help us create change
On the 30th June FESCA aisbl will be unveiling scleroderma at European Parliament, Brussels. This event aims to raise awareness amongst MEPs, policy makers and stakeholders to tackle inequity of care and ensure every scleroderma patient in Europe has access to quality care.
Support this event by signing the pledge on the World Scleroderma Day website.
What is Scleroderma?
Scleroderma is a chronic disease characterized by excessive deposits of collagen in the skin or other organs. The localized type of the disease, while disabling, tends not to be fatal.
Diffuse scleroderma or systemic sclerosis, the generalized type of the disease, can be fatal as a result of heart, kidney, lung or intestinal damage.