title: Progressive hemifacial atrophy with localized scleroderma.
abstract: We describe a patient with localized scleroderma in association with homolateral atrophy of the tongue and marked ipsilateral facial hemiatrophy which was confirmed histologically. CT scan coronal sections of the face showed severe atrophy of the tongue and facial muscles. The EMG studies failed to demonstrate a neurogenic or myogenic process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hacettepe, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kürkçüoğlu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atalağ
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gököz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zileli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed