Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of scleroderma.
Family history
- Is there a history of frequent skin diseases, autoimmune diseases in your family?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- Is there any evidence of psychosocial stress or strain due to your family situation?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- Have you noticed any skin changes? If so, in which areas? Since when?
- Do you suffer from muscle/joint pain (arthralgia, often in the small joints)?
- Do you have muscle/joint pain?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Are you underweight? Please tell us your body weight (in kg) and height (in cm).
- Has your body weight changed recently?
- Do you have a balanced diet? What foods do you prefer?
- Who cooks your meals?
- How many meals do you eat per day?
- Do you eat with an appetite?
- Do you have a feeling of hunger?
- Do you have problems swallowing food or drinking?
- Do you suffer from heartburn? Feeling of fullness?
- Do you experience frequent nausea or vomiting?
- Do you suffer from diarrhea or constipation?
- What does the bowel movement look like? Greasy? Foul-smelling?
- Do you have fecal incontinence (inability to retain stool)?
- Do you drink enough? What do you drink daily?
- Do you get enough exercise every day?
- Do you smoke? If so, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipes per day?
- Do you drink alcohol? If yes, what drink(s) and how many glasses per day?
- Do you use drugs? If yes, what drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions (skin diseases)
- Operations
- Allergies
- Pregnancies
- Medication history
