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Keloidal scleroderma
Author(s) -
Ling T. C.,
Herrick A. L.,
Andrew S. M.,
Brammah T.,
Griffiths C. E. M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2003.01220.x
Subject(s) - medicine , scleroderma (fungus) , dermatology , calcipotriol , pathology , psoriasis , inoculation
Summary A 53‐year‐old woman with systemic sclerosis developed numerous cutaneous nodules, resembling keloids, on her anterior chest wall. The nodules failed to respond to therapy with topical steroid, calcipotriol, or extended photochemotherapy. This is a rare, disfiguring variant of scleroderma, unresponsive to treatment, and poorly understood.