4. Small, red spots on the face and chest
The other recognized type of the condition known as scleroderma, which affects the skin, is known as linear. The blotches, patches, and spots that appear with this symptom are particularly unpleasant for sufferers, both aesthetically and psychologically.
Usually occurring in direct correlation with a series of small red spots dotted intermittently and sporadically on the skin, this type usually occurs, as the name suggests, in lines which can run along the edge of the face, across the scalp or down the limbs.
One potential complication of this type of scleroderma is that it can occasionally affect the bones and the muscles that lie underneath the affected area.
Although the effects may reduce in severity over the years, shortened limbs and other growth problems can blight sufferers, especially if they are children when first diagnosed. This is because the growth plates in children’s bones are still active and damage them can cause complications.