结节性硬皮病的研究进展

Updates on Nodular Scleroderma

结节性硬皮病是硬皮病的一种罕见亚型,好发于颈部、上肢、肩部、躯干部等部位,表现为在正常皮肤表面或者皮肤硬化区中出现坚实、肤色、类似瘢痕疙瘩样的结节。结节性硬皮病在组织病理学上可与典型的硬皮病或者瘢痕疙瘩相似,也可能同时出现两者的特点。目前无确切的治疗方法。

Nodular scleroderma is a rare variant of scleroderma. It is more likely to affect the neck, upper limbs, shoulder, trunk,etc, manifesting as hard, skin-colored keloidal nodules on the normal skin or in the sclerotic areas. Nodular scleroderma may show similar histopathologic changes to typical scleroderma or keloid or both. There is no therapeutic methods at present.