This Article  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

H. V. Allington, M.D.; Ervin Epstein, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1942;46(1):151-161.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings.

Scleroderma. Presented by DR. NORMAN N. EPSTEIN.

G. S., a 50 year old Italian, was first seen in the University of California dermatologic clinic on Nov. 25, 1941. Tightness and hardness of the skin had appeared about six years previously. The hands were involved first. They now present some sclerodactylia, with a bluish, waxy and erythematous cast to the skin. Palm-sized and bandlike areas of involvement have appeared on the trunk, the right thigh and the feet. No febrile episode, muscular soreness or eruption preceded the illness.

No treatment has been given.

A general physical examination revealed no abnormalities. The urine and blood count were normal. The plasma cholesterol value was 88 mg. per hundred cubic centimeters and the basal metabolic rate + 8 per cent. A histologic section from the lesion on the right thigh is presented.

DISCUSSION

DR. H. J. TEMPLETON, Oakland, Calif.: Dr. Maynard has treated some of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?