Article
Nodular scleroderma: Characterization of a distinct clinical phenotype.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Apr 2025
Somashekar Anupam, Squires Stephen, Benedetto Anthony V, Griffin Thomas D, Jimenez Sergio A, Mendoza Fabian A
Abstract excerpt
Nodular scleroderma is a rare variant of systemic sclerosis (SSc) characterized by fleshy, indurated nodules commonly distributed over the upper and lower extremities and in the trunk. Most scientific publications of the nodular and keloid variants of scleroderma use the terms interchangeably. However, nodular scleroderma has been recently differentiated from keloid forms. Although few cases of isolated local...
Topics
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Scleroderma, Systemic
- Female
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Skin
- Adult
