title: Morphea with high titer of fibronectin antibodies.
abstract: A 20-year-old man with a 9-year history of unusual subcutaneous morphea with nodular lesions in a circular arrangement and wooden-hard symmetrical induration of the arms, had high titers of fibronectin antibodies. A possible role of fibronectin and antifibronectin antibodies in the pathogenesis of scleroderma is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Warsaw Academy of Medicine, Poland.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Stefanato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gorkiewicz-Petkow
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jarzabek-Chorzelska
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jablonska
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chorzelski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000276:immunology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D005353:Fibronectins