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Paul Klee and shrinking disease

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Why is Paul Klee's death from scleroderma called the shrinking disease?

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maybe because it can cause loss of muscle and the wasting of the body. I had this before I was diagnosed and steroids improved it.

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Thanks Irene55. Very sad :-(

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