Abstract
Linear morphea en coup de sabre (ECDS) is a form of localized scleroderma that predominantly affects the pediatric population, with a median age of 10 years at presentation. The existence of neurologic findings in association with ECDS has been well described in the literature. Here we describe 4 patients with ECDS who presented with headaches, which were typical migraines in 3 of the patients. The headaches preceded the onset of cutaneous findings by at least 6 months. Our patients' cases emphasize both the importance of recognizing headaches as a harbinger of ECDS and the necessity of performing thorough cutaneous examination in patients with unexplained headaches or other neurologic disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | e1715-e1719 |
Journal | Pediatrics |
Volume | 134 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2014 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Keywords
- Children
- Female
- Humans
- Localized/complications
- Localized/drug therapy
- Localized/pathology
- Male
- Migraine headache
- Neurologic
- Scalp dermatoses/complications
- Scalp dermatoses/drug therapy
- Scalp dermatoses/pathology
- Scleroderma
- Scleroderma
- Scleroderma