En Coup de Sabre

Publication/Presentation Date

1-2019

Abstract

En coup de sabre (ECDS) is a rare form of localized scleroderma that typically manifests in children and women. It presents as a fibrous pansclerotic plaque extending in a bandlike distribution on the frontoparietal scalp with surrounding scarring alopecia. Many patients have comorbid central nervous system involvement in addition to the cutaneous findings. En coup de sabre is a rare entity that should be delineated from Parry-Romberg syndrome, as both entities share some common features and may coexist. Corticosteroids remain the treatment of choice, but other modalities such as methotrexate, excimer laser, and grafting have been used with varying success. We report a case of an elderly woman who presented with an asymptomatic alopecic plaque consistent with ECDS.

Volume

103

Issue

1

First Page

34

Last Page

36

Comments

Case Report.

Disciplines

Dermatology | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy

PubMedID

30758333

Department(s)

Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Fellows and Residents

Document Type

Article

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