We performed lung transplantation in nine patients with Scleroderma related lung disease.

Methods: Study subjects consisted of those enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Registry.

According to the Scleroderma Foundation there are two types of scleroderma, localized and systematic.

This is called the common hard-rind fungus, or Scleroderma vulgare.

Setting: Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland Scleroderma Center.