Frontal linear scleroderma (en coup de sabre).
En coup de sabre is a type of linear scleroderma that presents on the frontal or frontoparietal scalp. The case of a 54-year-old woman with a 3 and one-half year history of en coup de sabre is presented. The clinical presentation, laboratory findings, epidemiology, etiologic hypotheses, and treatment options are reviewed.
Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.
Kenneth A
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D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy