A Visual Guide to Scleroderma and Approach to Treatment

Maureen D. Mayes is a rheumatologist and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School where she directs the Scleroderma Clinic. She is currently the Principal Investigator of the NIH/NIAMS funded ‘Scleroderma Family Registry and DNA Repository’ and is author of more than 80 publications relating to scleroderma, its complications and its treatment. Dr. Mayes obtained her Masters of Public Health at the University of Michigan where she studied the epidemiology of scleroderma, resulting in a comprehensive analysis of the prevalence, incidence and survival of this disease. As Principal Investigator of the Scleroderma Family Registry and DNA Repository, she is currently studying the role of genetic factors in scleroderma susceptibility and disease severity. Dr. Mayes also conducts clinical treatment trials in scleroderma, both NIH and industry sponsored.

1. Brief Overview of Scleroderma: Localized Scleroderma and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc).- 2. Localized Scleroderma.- 3. Skin Manifestations and Musculoskeletal Disease in SSc.- 4. Nailfold Capillaroscopy.- 5. Ischemic Digital Ulcers.- 6. Lung Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis.- 7. Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis.- 8. Calcinosis Cutis in Systemic Sclerosis.- 9. Systemic Sclerosis Mimics.