title: Linear scleroderma with severe leg deformity.
abstract: Linear scleroderma is an unusual form of localised scleroderma, mainly affecting the legs and occurring primarily in children. Sometimes the linear lesions may extend to involve the underlying muscles and bones, with severe disturbances in growth and possibly flexion deformities of the legs. In this study, two cases suffering from linear scleroderma of the legs are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Skin and Veneral Diseases, University of Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hatzis
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Stratigos
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Tzermias
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orfanidou
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Bassioukas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000473:pathology; D001284:Atrophy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D007866:Leg / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000473:pathology; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000473:pathology*