Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Department of Women’s and Child’s Health, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Padua, Italy

Biography

Dr. Francesco Zulian belongs to Department of Women’s and Child’s Health, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Padua, Italy. His research interest includes Skin, Psoriasis, Pediatric Rheumatology.

Publications

• Case Report   
  Congenital Localized Scleroderma: A Rare Presentation in a Newborn Baby
  Author(s): Waleed Alajroush*, Alanoud Al-Marzoug, Lina Bayazeed, Abdulrahman Al-Rasheed, Nouf Alqahtani and Francesco Zulian
  
  Congenital Localized Scleroderma (CLS), is an exceedingly rare form of morphea. Little is known about CLS clinical presentation and progression. Here we describe a case with a unique presentation of CLS noticed since birth. A 2- month-old baby girl presenting with an asymptomatic slightly hyperpigmented oval patch with hypertrophic center and mildly indurated borders involving the left forehead. She had no history of extra-cutaneous involvement. A skin biopsy was obtained and a diagnosis of CLS, circumscribed subtype, was made. Basic laboratory tests, radiological imaging, and ophthalmic examination were all unremarkable, excluding extracutaneous involvement. The patient was started on Topical Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment twice daily. After 12 months of follow-up, the lesion was stable with no signs of activity. This case represented a diagnostic challenge suggesting tha.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9554.21.s10.573

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