title: Regressive systemic sclerosis.
abstract: Systemic sclerosis is a disease which usually progresses or reaches a plateau with persistence of symptoms and signs. Regression is extremely unusual. Four cases of established scleroderma are described in which regression is well documented. The significance of this observation and possible mechanisms of disease regression are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000473:pathology*