RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Linear scleroderma en coup de sabre and brain calcification: is there a pathogenic relationship?
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 193
OP 195
VO 30
IS 1
A1 Diana Elsa Flores-Alvarado
A1 Jorge A Esquivel-Valerio
A1 Mario Garza-Elizondo
A1 Luis R Espinoza
YR 2003
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/30/1/193.abstract
AB Extracutaneous calcifications are rare in scleroderma and related conditions. We describe a female patient with linear scleroderma en coup de sabre and a longstanding clinical history of tonic and clonic convulsions. Radiographic study showed extensive cerebral calcifications in the right occipital hemisphere, homolateral to the involved side of her face. This report further suggests a relationship between localized scleroderma and neurological manifestations. Brain imaging studies should be routinely performed in scleroderma patients exhibiting neurological manifestations, especially seizure disorder.