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.
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Kenneth A
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Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.
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