Linear lipoatrophy following intra‐articular triamcinolone acetonide injection mimicking linear scleroderma

A 12‐year‐old female with oligoarticular juvenile inflammatory arthritis developed an atrophic linear plaque involving the left medial forearm and proximal arm 7 months after intra‐articular triamcinolone injection for arthritis. The plaque spontaneously resolved without treatment over approximately...

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Published in:Pediatric dermatology 2019-01, Vol.36 (1), p.e56-e57
Main Authors: Call, John Elliott, Mann, Julianne A., Linos, Konstantinos D., Perry, Ann, Yost, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthritis
Case reports
Forearm
Inflammation
Injection
intra‐articular triamcinolone
linear lipoatrophy
linear scleroderma
Lipoatrophy
Mimicry
Pediatrics
Scleroderma
Triamcinolone acetonide
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Summary:A 12‐year‐old female with oligoarticular juvenile inflammatory arthritis developed an atrophic linear plaque involving the left medial forearm and proximal arm 7 months after intra‐articular triamcinolone injection for arthritis. The plaque spontaneously resolved without treatment over approximately one year. It is important to recognize this rare complication of intra‐articular steroid injection in order to avoid potential misdiagnosis as linear scleroderma and subsequent immunosuppressive treatment.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/pde.13736