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Scleroderma - Skin disease
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Scleroderma - Skin disease
Introduction
I chose scleroderma because one of my patients had this disease, and I wanted to know
more about it. Caitlyn was not just another random patient who only phoned me when she had a
health problem, and she was the ideal client who could visit the hospital at least once per month.
She could spend time with a lonely patient and support some of them both emotionally and
financially. Thus, Caitlyn was a blessing to patients and me as she was a dedicated friend
committed to bringing goodness to the world.
Nevertheless, everything changed when Caitlyn started complaining of an intense
coldness in her feet and hands. Moreover, she became very emotional and became detached
rather than maintaining her normal friendly nature. I had never experienced such a condition in
any of my patients; all tests conducted were negative. Three months later, tiny purple patches
started developing in Caitlyn's skin, and it was even more disappointing when these patches
increased in size and number. We finally discovered the source of the problem, three years down
the line since Caitlyn became sick. She was diagnosed with scleroderma. However, the discovery
was not a solution, and it was more traumatic when it became apparent that nothing could be
done to save my friend and patient life as she was destined to die from this infection. Five years
later, Caitlyn succumbed to scleroderma infection despite all the effort we employed to prolong
her life and make her last moment as comfortable as possible. Thus, I decided to learn more
about this killer infection as I hate dealing with the unknown. The following is my finding of
scleroderma infection.

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A documentary “beyond breathless” by my favorite musician Queen Latifah was the first
news to pop up on google when I searched scleroderma infection in news criteria. In this
documentary, Queen Latifah accounts for how her mother died of an infection from nowhere.
According to Queen, her mother, Rita Owen, was "totally healthy," then an infection comes out
of nowhere, and there is nothing they could do to save her life. Thus, the musician and actress
started beyond the breathless project to enlighten all people about the scleroderma infection as it
is a rare condition that people don’t understand. Therefore, according to Queen, there is a need to
enlighten people about some signs and symptoms of scleroderma infection.