Rosario Cristina, Garelick Daniela, Greenberg Gahl, Chapman Joab, Shoenfeld Yehuda, Langevitz Pnina
Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel,
Clin Rheumatol. 2015 Mar;34(3):597-601. doi: 10.1007/s10067-013-2458-1. Epub 2013 Dec 19.
Localized scleroderma is traditionally considered to be limited to the skin, subcutaneous tissue, underlying bone, and in the craniofacial subtype, also nervous system involvement. However, recent studies have also described other systemic manifestations in these patients. Despite many reports of neurological involvement in patients with the craniofacial linear localized scleroderma, it is extremely rare in patients with the other subtypes of localized scleroderma. Here, we report an extraordinary case of localized scleroderma en plaque (classic morphea), located to the upper trunk and neck, associated with neurological manifestations presented as seizures. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed focal lesions on the contralateral side to the skin involvement. This case is extremely relevant not only due to its rarity, but also because it supports the idea that the pathogenesis of the localized scleroderma is related to a systemic autoimmune process.
局限性硬皮病传统上被认为仅限于皮肤、皮下组织、深部骨骼,在颅面亚型中还包括神经系统受累。然而,最近的研究也描述了这些患者的其他全身表现。尽管有许多关于颅面线状局限性硬皮病患者神经受累的报道,但在其他局限性硬皮病亚型患者中极为罕见。在此,我们报告一例罕见的斑块状局限性硬皮病(经典硬斑病),位于上躯干和颈部,伴有癫痫发作的神经表现。脑部磁共振成像显示在皮肤受累对侧有局灶性病变。该病例不仅因其罕见而极为重要,还因为它支持局限性硬皮病的发病机制与全身自身免疫过程相关的观点。