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Venous furrowing(the groove sign)in scleroderma

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Hi

Just wondered if anyone has experienced this in the arms on elevation

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Mandypandy1969

what do you mean? confused.

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Beau66 in reply to Mandypandy1969

It’s indented veins

I have this on my arms and legs but so far I have Sjögren’s and Hypothyroidism rather than Scleroderma.

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LupieMani

I had this on my right leg along the great saphenous vein. It would only show up if I lifted my leg, stayed around for about 7 months then vanished. I had some hardening in the thighs a couple of years ago but it's not been back since...

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Minnskimoo

I have this on my arms - just recently been diagnosed with Behcet’s and Vasculitis. What I did notice from my blood results was that the blood test for Scleroderma - ScL -70 antibody was at the very top end of normal. 😏 Watching and waiting.

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