Imbalance of Bacteria: How the Gut Microbiome Can Impact Systemic Sclerosis

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases, such as scleroderma, may walk into your office and look healthy and happy on the surface. Beneath this facade, however, patients experience suffering and debilitating symptoms. But could commonalities help you diagnose these patients earlier and begin more targeted treatment approaches? Dr. Elizabeth Volkmann discloses new findings from her studies aiming to characterize the GI tract and the role of the microbiome in autoimmune diseases with Dr. Jennifer Caudle.