Scleroderma en coup de sabre.

نویسندگان

  • H N COLE
  • J R DRIVER
چکیده

A case of scleroderma 'en coup de sabre' presenting with uveitis, predominantly posterior, and intractable grand mal seizures is described. The histopathology specimens and neuroradiology investigations reaffirm the clinical impression that inflammation is not solely confined to the skin in this form of linear scleroderma.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Annals of the rheumatic diseases

دوره 50 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1945