A case of juvenile systemic sclerosis with disease onset at six months old.
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a generalised connective tissue disorder characterised by sclerotic changes in the skin and internal organs. The occurrence of SSc in childhood is rare, with childhood-onset disease representing 3% of all SSc cases, and fewer than 100 such patients have been reported in the world literature to date [1]. We report a case of juvenile SSc with disease onset at the age of 6 months. To our knowledge, this case is the youngest in the world literature.
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D017668:Age of Onset; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004264:DNA Topoisomerases, Type I / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D004264:DNA Topoisomerases, Type I