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Segmental stiff skin syndrome (SSS): Clinical case and a brief review. 2021

Diogo Cerejeira, and Frederico Bonito, and Ana Marta António, and Henriqueta Cunha
Dermatology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.

Stiff skin syndrome (SSS) is a rare, scleroderma-like condition that is commonly characterised by stony hard skin and limited joint mobility, in the absence of visceral involvement or immunologic abnormalities. Depending on the distribution of the disease, this disorder can be further categorised into classic (widespread) SSS or its newly described segmental variant. Additional features of this syndrome may include hypertrichosis, lipodystrophy, dysmetria and scoliosis. In this report, we present the case of a patient with segmental SSS and we briefly review the current literature about the topic.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003286 Contracture Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint. Contractures
D003876 Dermatitis, Atopic A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to form reagin (IgE), with increased susceptibility to allergic rhinitis and asthma, and hereditary disposition to a lowered threshold for pruritus. It is manifested by lichenification, excoriation, and crusting, mainly on the flexural surfaces of the elbow and knee. In infants it is known as infantile eczema. Eczema, Atopic,Eczema, Infantile,Neurodermatitis, Atopic,Neurodermatitis, Disseminated,Atopic Dermatitis,Atopic Eczema,Atopic Neurodermatitis,Disseminated Neurodermatitis,Infantile Eczema
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012873 Skin Diseases, Genetic Diseases of the skin with a genetic component, usually the result of various inborn errors of metabolism. Genetic Skin Diseases,Disease, Genetic Skin,Diseases, Genetic Skin,Genetic Skin Disease,Skin Disease, Genetic
D018450 Disease Progression The worsening and general progression of a disease over time. This concept is most often used for chronic and incurable diseases where the stage of the disease is an important determinant of therapy and prognosis. Clinical Course,Clinical Progression,Disease Exacerbation,Exacerbation, Disease,Progression, Clinical,Progression, Disease
D018570 Risk Assessment The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988) Assessment, Risk,Benefit-Risk Assessment,Risk Analysis,Risk-Benefit Assessment,Health Risk Assessment,Risks and Benefits,Analysis, Risk,Assessment, Benefit-Risk,Assessment, Health Risk,Assessment, Risk-Benefit,Benefit Risk Assessment,Benefit-Risk Assessments,Benefits and Risks,Health Risk Assessments,Risk Analyses,Risk Assessment, Health,Risk Assessments,Risk Benefit Assessment,Risk-Benefit Assessments

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