Systemic Scleroderma in Childhood: A Case Report
Articles > Article · 2014
Authors: Aslı ASLAN, Güldane KOTUROĞLU, Betül SÖZERİ, Zafer KURUGÖL
Archives of Rheumatology, International, WoS, 2014, vol 29, pp 219-223
DOI: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2014.3684
Summary
Juvenile systemic scleroderma is a rare chronic multi-system connective tissue disease in childhood. Although rare in children, it is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Juvenile systemic scleroderma is one of the most severe rheumatologic conditions diagnosed in children. In this article, we report a six-year-old boy diagnosed with scleroderma.