A surgical approach for stable lesions of linear scleroderma.
A 29-year-old Japanese woman presented with alopecia lesions in her occipital region and was diagnosed as linear scleroderma. Topical steroids along with psoralen and UVA light therapy were applied, but the lesion persisted. A surgical approach was therefore selected to treat the lesion. The resection was successful without any recurrence for 1 year. Sclerotic lesions on the exposed areas can cause cosmetic disfigurement, and surgery may be a useful modality for treating stable linear scleroderma.
Department of Geriatric and Environmental Dermatology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan. h-kato@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
Hiroshi
H
Kato
Yoichi
Y
Shintani
Yuji
Y
Yamaguchi
Akimichi
A
Morita
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy