title: Scleroderma in children.
abstract: This article discusses the various clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic aspects of systemic sclerosis and localized scleroderma in children. The close collaboration among pediatricians, rheumatologists, and dermatologists represents an important advance in the management of these disabling conditions.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 3 35128, Padua, Italy. zulian@pediatria.unipd.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zulian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents