Rai Vandana Mehta, Balachandran C
Dermatol Online J. 2005 Dec 1;11(3):41.
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis is a chronic connective tissue disease characterized by sclerosis of skin with involvement of the internal organs. The cause of PSS is unknown but autoimmune mechanisms and primary damage to blood vessels have been proposed to explain its pathogenesis. We report a case of PSS with widespread depigmentation resembling vitiligo.
进行性系统性硬化症是一种慢性结缔组织疾病,其特征为皮肤硬化并累及内脏器官。系统性硬化症的病因尚不清楚,但已提出自身免疫机制和血管原发性损伤来解释其发病机制。我们报告一例系统性硬化症患者,其出现类似白癜风的广泛色素脱失。