Scleroderma

Scleroderma with Nodular Scleroderma

BACKGROUND Nodular scleroderma is a rare variant of scleroderma which can occur in connection with systemic sclerosis or morphea. A biopsy from the lesion can demonstrate the scleroderma pattern, i.e., keloid pattern or mixed type. Treatment is challenging, and several treatments modalities have been reported with unsatisfactory results. MAIN OBSERVATIONS We present a case of systemic scleros...

When is scleroderma really scleroderma?

Scleroderma.

The prototypic autoimmune diseases involving skin (lupus, dermatomyositis) typically result in epithelial injury and autoantibodies to characteristic cellular antigens. Disease-specific autoantibodies are also found in scleroderma, but scleroderma is different from other cutaneous autoimmune diseases because epithelial injury does not occur. Multiple factors and combinations of factors (immune ...

Intriguing presentation of scleroderma renal crisis (scleroderma renal crisis sine scleroderma sine hypertension).

Key words: systemic sclerosis; scleroderma renal crisis; to complain of arthralgia affecting mainly her wrists sine scleroderma; sine hypertension and small joints of the hands. For the last several months she had experienced difficulty in swallowing and anorexia with a resultant weight loss of 20 kg. Despite these symptoms, she did not seek medical

Localized Scleroderma

Morphea (localized scleroderma) is an autoimmune disease characterized by sclerosis of the skin and, in some cases, subcutaneous tissue. It occurs in children and adults. It is distinct from systemic sclerosis, but may nevertheless be associated with significant functional and cosmetic impairment. Morphea has several distinct subtypes, including circumscribed, linear, and generalized, all of wh...