Localized scleroderma following varicella in a three-year-old girl with IgA deficiency.
A three-year-old girl with isolated IgA deficiency developed localized scleroderma immediately after varicella infection. Physiotherapy was started without any drug therapy. Only a minimal clinical improvement was achieved. The connection between IgA deficiency, viral infection and collagen diseases is discussed.
D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004406:Dysgammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017098:IgA Deficiency; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology