Case Report

Systemic Scleroderma in Childhood: A Case Report

Volume 29 · Issue 3 Publish Date: September 30, 2014
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Aslı ASLAN
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Ege University, İzmir, Turkey image/svg+xml
Güldane KOTUROĞLU
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Ege University, İzmir, Turkey image/svg+xml
Betül SÖZERİ
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Ege University, İzmir, Turkey image/svg+xml
Zafer KURUGÖL
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Ege University, İzmir, Turkey image/svg+xml
Aslı ASLAN, Güldane KOTUROĞLU, Betül SÖZERİ, & Zafer KURUGÖL. (2014). Systemic Scleroderma in Childhood: A Case Report. Archives of Rheumatology, 29(3), 219–223. https://doi.org/10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2014.3684
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Abstract

Juvenile systemic scleroderma is a rare chronic multi-system connective tissue disease in childhood. Although rare in children, it is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Juvenile systemic scleroderma is one of the most severe rheumatologic conditions diagnosed in children. In this article, we report a six-year-old boy diagnosed with scleroderma.

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Journal Archives of Rheumatology
Volume / Issue Volume 29 · Issue 3
Pages 219-223
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Published Online September 30, 2014
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Aslı ASLAN
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
Güldane KOTUROĞLU
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
Betül SÖZERİ
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
Zafer KURUGÖL
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
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Aslı ASLAN, Güldane KOTUROĞLU, Betül SÖZERİ, & Zafer KURUGÖL. (2014). Systemic Scleroderma in Childhood: A Case Report. Archives of Rheumatology, 29(3), 219–223. https://doi.org/10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2014.3684
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