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- Published on: 30 March 2009
- Published on: 4 March 2009
- Published on: 30 March 2009Myopathy and linear morpheaShow More
Dear Editor,
We would like to comment the letter of Voermans et al. [1]
Localised scleroderma is characterised clinically by the presence of thickened, sclerotic skin lesions. However, skin changes [2] sometimes present in a discrete manner with only indurated, hyper- and hypopigmented areas. Thus, the clinical diagnosis is delayed. With regard to neuromuscular manifestations of linear scleroderma, a m...
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None declared. - Published on: 4 March 2009Striking streaks in linear sclerodermaShow More
Dear Editor,
With great interest we read the article by Böckle et al (1), who report a patient with muscle atrophy preceding bilateral linear morphea. We would like to confirm the importance of recognizing linear scleroderma as an unusual cause of focal muscle atrophy. Recently we described a similar case (2) and would like to comment on various aspects of Böckle’s report.
Their case is unusual since t...
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