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Osteolysis of the calcaneus in a child with localized scleroderma
S B Greenberg1, E M Smergel, S A Raphael
1St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA 19134.
Abstract:
In a young girl with localized scleroderma a circumscribed area of lysis developed in the calcaneus beneath the involved skin and soft tissues of the foot. A biopsy revealed vascular changes characteristic of scleroderma associated with infarction and severe resorption of the bone. A geographic pattern of bone destruction in a child with localized scleroderma has not previously been reported.