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Localized scleroderma is an autoimmune disorder [PDF]
Rheumatology, 2005 Objectives. There have been many studies suggesting that localized scleroderma has a strong autoimmune background, although the lesions are usually limited to the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
Takehara, Kazuhiko +5 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2015 Port wine stain and juvenile localized scleroderma are two different dermatoses usually encountered in pediatric age group. Up to now, there are reports of morphea patients initially diagnosed and treated as port wine stain.
Seval Dogruk Kacar +5 more
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Parry-Romberg Syndrome Associated with Localized Scleroderma
Case Reports in Neurology, 2010 Parry-Romberg syndrome is a rare neurocutaneous disorder of unknown origin. It is characterized by progressive facial hemiatrophy and frequently overlaps with a condition known as linear scleroderma ‘en coup de sabre’.
Jelena Maletic +4 more
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A case of localized bullous scleroderma
Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2017 Bullous scleroderma is a rare type of the focal form of the disease mainly affecting the skin and characterized by induration and sclerosis foci as well as subepidermal blisters containing a transparent matter.
A. L. Bakulev +3 more
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Localized Scleroderma: a Clinical Review
Current Rheumatology Reviews, 2017 Localized scleroderma (LS) is characterized by excessive collagen deposition leading to thickening of the dermis, subcutaneous tissue or both. The outcome for most patients with localized scleroderma is directly related to the type and stage of the ...
Rao, V +5 more
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A Patient with Localized Scleroderma Successfully Treated with Etretinate
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2014 There are several treatment methods for localized scleroderma, but treatment is difficult when the lesion is widely distributed. We encountered a case who was treated successfully with etretinate, a vitamin A derivative.
Tomoko Shima +3 more
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Immunopathogenesis of Pediatric Localized Scleroderma [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 Localized scleroderma (LS) is a complex disease characterized by a mixture of inflammation and fibrosis of the skin that, especially in the pediatric population, also affects extracutaneous tissues ranging from muscle to the central nervous system ...
Kathryn S. Torok +11 more
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Localized scleroderma: clinical spectrum and therapeutic update [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 Scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disease that is manifested by cutaneous sclerosis and variable systemic involvement. Two categories of scleroderma are known: systemic sclerosis, characterized by cutaneous sclerosis ...
Mariana Figueiroa Careta, Ricardo Romiti
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Localized scleroderma in children
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2020 Localized scleroderma is an autoimmune disease affecting the dermis and underlying tissues (subcutaneous tissue, fascia, muscles, bones). The disease mainly occurs in women aged 20–50 years; however, children aged 7–10 years represent about 15% of all ...
Katarzyna A. Wolska-Gawron +1 more
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Association of Black Race With Demographic, Comorbidities, and Outcome Variables in Localized Scleroderma Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of the 2017 US National Inpatient Sample [PDF]
Dermatology Practical & ConceptualKeshav D. Kumar +2 more
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