Open AccessLinear scleroderma occurring in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: short report
Author(s) -
Chang Woo Lee,
Chul Wook Kwon,
DaeHyun Yoo,
Seong Yoon Kim
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of korean medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1598-6357
pISSN - 1011-8934
DOI - 10.3346/jkms.1994.9.2.197
Subject(s) - medicine , scleroderma (fungus) , connective tissue disease , dermatology , lupus erythematosus , forehead , systemic disease , systemic scleroderma , connective tissue , systemic lupus erythematosus , mixed connective tissue disease , pathology , disease , autoimmune disease , immunology , antibody , surgery , dermatomyositis , inoculation
A 38-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus had developed a cutaneous lesion of linear scleroderma on the forehead 4 years after the diagnosis of lupus erythematosus. This case of coexistence of the two diseases can be regarded as a clinical variant of the connective tissue disease-overlap syndrome.
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