title: Two cases for diagnosis: asymmetric childhood scleredema or stiff skin syndrome?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. morrell@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Dean S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Morrell
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Challgren
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nijhawan
authors.forename: Judyann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laumann
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Medenica
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: Nancy B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Esterly
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012592:Scleredema Adultorum / Q000473:pathology*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome