- Delayed wound healing is a well-recognized complication of scleroderma
- Chronic wounds are a major cause of morbidity in scleroderma
- Scleroderma patient's wounds take longer to heal than patients without scleroderma
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- To identify differences in molecular mechanisms of wound healing in scleroderma compared to other chronic wounds
- To investigate interplay of host immune response and wound bed microbiome in patients with scleroderma
- To identify therapies and treatments for scleroderma associated chronic wounds
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