Scleroderma en coup de sabre with central nervous system involvement.
We describe a patient with scleroderma en coup de sabre and central nervous system symptoms. She presented with a linear scleroderma on her left paramedian forehead and scalp and suffered from headaches and dizziness. Axial T2-weighted MRI showed a 1 cm, high intense signal abnormality in the medial aspect of the left frontal lobe.
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan.
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Higashi
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Kanekura
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Fukumaru
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Kanzaki
D000293:Adolescent; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004244:Dizziness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*