Sandpaper Skin

Sandpaper Skin, Autoimmune?

A young mother of 3 small girls shared with me that her middle child is going to see a dermatologist end of this week. When she was 2 years old she came down with skin that feels like sandpaper on her legs and when she takes a bath ... she bleeds.

She said this skin condition is spreading to her stomach & starting to show up on her face, too.

Something along the lines of calcium deposits in the pores of her skin that keeps her skin from breathing.

Sounds very serious. I've asked her to see what the diagnosis was, maybe someone has some helps; however, at the age of 5-6 the child will probably be given a salve that was too harsh for her at a younger age, per the dermatologist's input

Margaret

8-28-05

Virtual Hospital: University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook ...

It may be an autoimmune disease and is associated with other autoimmune diseases: ... The lesions have a sandpaper feel on palpation and are usually ...

www.vh.org/adult/provider/familymedicine/FPHandboo... [Found on Google, Yahoo! Search, MSN Search]

AAD - S

... autoimmune rheumatic diseases.The word "scleroderma" comes from two Greek words: "sclero" meaning hard, and "derma" meaning skin ... arise from small sandpaper-like growths called solar...

www.aad.org/public/DermatologyA-Z/atoz_s.htm [Found on Yahoo! Search, MSN Search]

Scleroderma: Also called systemic sclerosis, it is a chronic connective tissue disease generally classified as one of the autoimmune rheumatic diseases. The word “scleroderma” comes from two Greek words: “sclero” meaning hard, and “derma” meaning skin. Hardening of the skin is one of the most visible manifestations of the disease. The disease has been called “progressive systemic sclerosis,” but the use of that term has been discouraged since it has been found that scleroderma is not necessarily progressive. The disease may take several forms. There is also much variability among patients. Scleroderma is a disease whose symptoms may be visible, as is the case when the skin is affected, or the symptoms may be invisible, as when internal organs are affected. Scleroderma is not contagious, it is not infectious, it is not cancerous or malignant. As a chronic disease, however, scleroderma can be serious. The symptoms of scleroderma vary greatly from individual to individual, and the effects of scleroderma can range from very mild to life-threatening. The seriousness will depend on what parts of the body are affected and the extent to which they are affected. A mild case can become more serious if not properly treated. Prompt and proper diagnosis and treatment by qualified physicians may minimize the symptoms of scleroderma and lessen the chance for irreversible damage.

Trial using glyconutrients coming up - Seeking participants through September, 2005

" .... there can be an overproduction of calcium with scleroderma"

"... there are several types, systemic (diffuse) scleroderma, AKA systemic sclerosis, morphea, linear and there talking about all kinds of overlapping ones now also."

Virtual Hospital: Dermatology: Indoor Tanning

... to the effects of UV rays. Some autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus ... Rough, sandpaper-like, scaly skin spots that can later turn into skin cancer Cancer Basal ce...