Two cases for diagnosis: asymmetric childhood scleredema or stiff skin syndrome?
Two children with chronic and asymmetric skin indurations are presented. The clinical and pathologic features are suggestive of asymmetric childhood scleredema and stiff skin syndrome. The key features of scleredema and stiff skin syndrome are discussed.
Morrell
Dean S
DS
Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. morrell@med.unc.edu
Challgren
Eric
E
Nijhawan
Anita
A
Olson
Judyann
J
Laumann
Anne
A
Medenica
Maria
M
Spencer
Charles
C
Esterly
Nancy B
NB
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012592:Scleredema Adultorum / Q000473:pathology*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome