Microstomia does not necessarily mean scleroderma.
Two patients with microstomia in the absence of any features of progressive systemic sclerosis are documented. Follow-up of almost 20 years did not reveal development of any features of this disease. The first patient had systemic lupus erythematosus and the second rheumatoid arthritis/Sjögren's syndrome with a complicating myositis.
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Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D008865:Microstomia / Q000150:complications*; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology