[Linear scleroderma "en coup de sabre" causing severe neurological and ocular symptoms]

Hautarzt. 2020 Oct;71(10):802-804. doi: 10.1007/s00105-020-04621-3.
[Article in German]

Abstract

We present a rare case of a 4-year-old girl suffering from a sclerotic lesion on the forehead as well as uveitis and epileptic seizures. The patient was diagnosed with linear scleroderma "en coup de sabre" (LSECDS). Faced with no gold standard for treatment of LSECDS with severe extracutaneous manifestations, the case was intensively discussed within an interdisciplinary team setting and successfully treated.

Keywords: Histology; Localized scleroderma; Morphea; Pediatric dermatology; Systemic steroids.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Electroencephalography
  • Female
  • Forehead
  • Humans
  • Scleroderma, Localized / diagnosis*
  • Scleroderma, Localized / drug therapy
  • Skin Diseases / complications*
  • Steroids / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Steroids