Diffuse Sclerodermia with Sclerodactylia

Sclerodermia, Diffuse

Diffuse sclerodermia is a very rare condition. Dr Phineas Abraham, the writer of the article on " Sclerodermia/' in Allbutt and Rolleston's System oj Medicine, in speaking of diffuse sclero' dermia, states that M'Call Anderson had 2 cases in 11,000 disease of the skin, and Crocker 2 in 10,000 cases. In 17,000 general medical cases seen in my hospital practice (8502 in-patients, 863^ out-patient...

Muscular Atrophy and Sclerodermia

A case of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with sclerodactylia and calcinosis.

An unmarried woman of 28 years was admitted to the Rheumatic Unit, St. Stephen's Hospital on March 15, 1948, under the care of Dr. Philip Ellman, complaining of inability to stoop, to straighten the elbows, and to walk up high steps, and also of pain on moving the elbows, fingers, knees, and hips, all for the previous seventeen years. At the age of 11 years she had had a painful throat and enla...

DIFFUSE CORONARY ARTERIAL ECTASIA WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

A 40 year old male, a known case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, was admitted for catheterization. At catheterization and angiography, septum was hypertrophied to about 5cm and diffuse coronary artery aneurysm was revealed. We found no previous report of coronary artery aneurysm in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Raynaud's disease with sclerodactylia. A follow-up study of seventy-one patients.