A Case of Linear Scleroderma in a Young Child: A Diagnosis Easily Missed in Primary Care

Mohd Zulfikry Bin Ahmad; Nafiza Mat Nasir; Mazapuspavina Md Yasin; Aimi Nadia Mohd Yusof; Ikmal Hisyam Bakrin; Sern Chin Lim

doi:10.12659/AJCR.940148

19 May 2023 : Case report Malaysia

A Case of Linear Scleroderma in a Young Child: A Diagnosis Easily Missed in Primary Care

Challenging differential diagnosis

Mohd Zulfikry Bin Ahmad^1ABDEF, Nafiza Mat Nasir^1ABDE*, Mazapuspavina Md Yasin^1EF, Aimi Nadia Mohd Yusof

^2EF, Ikmal Hisyam Bakrin

^3E, Sern Chin Lim

^4EF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.940148

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e940148

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Figure 2. Section from the punch skin biopsy shows rigid, squared silhouette at low power (A) (hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification ×50). Moderate perivascular (arrow) and periadnexal (star) inflammatory cells infiltrate are seen (B) (hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification ×100).

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A Case of Linear Scleroderma in a Young Child: A Diagnosis Easily Missed in Primary Care

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