A case of systemic sclerosis with linear scleroderma developing after fracture surgery.

Scleroderma is a chronic disease of unknown aetiology, consisting of two distinct clinical entities: systemic sclerosis (SSc) and localised scleroderma (LSc or morphea) [1]. SSc affects the skin and various internal organs, whereas LSc exclusively involves the skin and its underlying tissues. Consistent with a difference in disease process, SSc/LSc overlap is relatively rare [2, 3]. We report herein a unique case of SSc complicated with LSc following fracture surgery.A 69-year-old Japanese woman [...]