DOI: 10.1093/ced/llae084 ISSN: 0307-6938
Childhood Onset Progressive Skin Fibrosis and Joint Immobility
Ecem Baklan, Nilay Duman, Banu Yaman, Can Ceylan- Dermatology
Stiff skin syndrome (SSS), also known as congenital fascial dystrophy, is a rare disorder characterized by noninflammatory and progressive skin fibrosis, that may be misdiagnosed as scleroderma. Literature data on SSS is very limited, and there is no effective treatment. Herein, given its rarity, we report a 28-year old case of SSS to increase the awareness of clinicians about SSS and also to point out the potential role of intravenous immunoglobulin in such cases.