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A physician diagnoses scleroderma based on typical symptoms, complications, a thorough physical examination, and laboratory analyses. For a patient with Raynaud\u2019s symptoms, a test called the antinuclear antibody (ANA) will be ordered. The rheumatologist will also use a special magnifying tool to examine the capillaries just below the patient\u2019s nailbed. These tests, along with a detailed physical examination and medical history, are crucial steps in diagnosing scleroderma.<\/p>\n

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A physician diagnoses scleroderma based on typical symptoms, complications, a thorough physical examination, and laboratory analyses. For a patient with Raynaud\u2019s symptoms, a test called the antinuclear antibody (ANA) will be ordered. The rheumatologist will also use a special magnifying tool to examine the capillaries just below the patient\u2019s nailbed. These tests, along with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23282,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/rheumatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4042"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/rheumatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/rheumatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/rheumatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23282"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/rheumatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4042"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/rheumatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4368,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/rheumatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4042\/revisions\/4368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/rheumatology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}