Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre with Central Nervous System Involvement

We describe a patient with scleroderma en coup de sabre and central nervous system symptoms. She presented with a linear scleroderma on her left paramedian forehead and scalp and suffered from headaches and dizziness. Axial T2‐weighted MRI showed a 1 cm, high intense signal abnormality in the medial...

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Published in:Journal of dermatology 2000-07, Vol.27 (7), p.486-488
Main Authors: Higashi, Yuko, Kanekura, Takuro, Fukumaru, Keiko, Kanzaki, Tamotsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Central Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis
Central Nervous System Diseases - etiology
dizziness
Dizziness - diagnosis
Dizziness - etiology
Female
headache
Headache - diagnosis
Headache - etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRI
scleroderma
Scleroderma, Localized - complications
Scleroderma, Localized - diagnosis
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Summary:We describe a patient with scleroderma en coup de sabre and central nervous system symptoms. She presented with a linear scleroderma on her left paramedian forehead and scalp and suffered from headaches and dizziness. Axial T2‐weighted MRI showed a 1 cm, high intense signal abnormality in the medial aspect of the left frontal lobe.
ISSN:0385-2407
1346-8138
DOI:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02213.x