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What Are The Signs Of Having Scleromoderma?

My 31 year old son was admiited to the hospital with pnuemonia like symptoms, a white cell count of 15000, treated with IV,count dropped to 5000,sent home, had a relapse,x-ray showed shattered glass in 5 lobes, he has asthma and nevus sebaceous since he was a child, bipopsy scheduled for tomorrow, O2 levels are 70, he is in ICU serious, I am afraid it might be sclermoderma.
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
The oxygen saturation of your son is quite low.
He has to be kept in ICU till the saturation improves to 95% and above.
Asthma is the probable cause of low oxygen saturation.
Nevus sebaceous is a benign tumor of sebaceous gland.
It is primarily managed surgically.
Scleroderma is a connective tissue disorder which affects elastic tissue of skin and gastrointestinal tract.
Are there any symptoms which favor sceleroderma?
If yes then you can consult your physician for clinical assessment and relevant investigations.
Scleroderma is confirmed by antibodies directed against centromere.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri

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What Are The Signs Of Having Scleromoderma?

Hello and welcome to HCM, The oxygen saturation of your son is quite low. He has to be kept in ICU till the saturation improves to 95% and above. Asthma is the probable cause of low oxygen saturation. Nevus sebaceous is a benign tumor of sebaceous gland. It is primarily managed surgically. Scleroderma is a connective tissue disorder which affects elastic tissue of skin and gastrointestinal tract. Are there any symptoms which favor sceleroderma? If yes then you can consult your physician for clinical assessment and relevant investigations. Scleroderma is confirmed by antibodies directed against centromere. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri