CREST is a type of collagen vascular disease. It is believed to be an autoimmune condition. CREST is a type of scleroderma. There are two types -- localized and systemic -- and CREST is considered the milder form.
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Steen VD. The many faces of scleroderma. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 2008;34:1. ... Raynaud's disease ... Photograph showing hands affected by Raynaud's disease...
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Limited scleroderma, or CREST syndrome, is one subtype of scleroderma — a condition that literally means "hardened skin." ... The disease has no known cure, and treatments focus on managing symptoms and preventing serious complications.
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RAYNAUD'S AND CREST DISEASE REMEDIES ... [YEA] 10/09/2006: Shelly from Abilene, TX writes: "My question is regarding CREST syndrome which is also an autoimmune disease. Would you treat it the same as Lupus? Thanks! P.S. This website is a GOD send! Thanks for all the time you put into it."
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Because it was designed for research applications and not for clinical diagnosis, it has been criticized for its low sensitivity in identifying early disease and milder forms of systemic scleroderma such as CREST syndrome.
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CREST syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The limited form of scleroderma is often referred to as CREST syndrome . "CREST" is an acronym for the five main features: • C alcinosis • R aynaud's syndrome • E sophageal dysmotility • S c...
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•A 6-month-old female infant with biopsy-proved Hirschsprung's disease had associated sector heterochromia of the irides. The association between sector heterochromia and Hirschsprung's disease has been previously reported and both conditions have been ascribed to neural crest defects.
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There are two types of systemic Scleroderma, a limited disease called CREST syndrome (80 percent of cases) and diffuse disease (20 percent of cases).
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