Abnormal hardening or thickening of the skin, a symptom seen in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and other fibrotic skin diseases.
From Greek 'derma' (skin) + 'sclerosis' (hardening), a medical term describing the pathological skin changes in collagen disorders.
Dermatosclerosis in scleroderma is literally your immune system going rogue and turning your flexible skin into something resembling leather—it's why understanding autoimmune diseases is so crucial.
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