[Generalized morphea-like progressive systemic sclerosis with anticentromere antibodies and eosinophilic cellulitis]

A 67-year-old woman without any history of exposure to organic solvents suffered from Raynaud's phenomenon, sclerodactylia, contracture of finger joints, diffuse pigmentation, pulmonary fibrosis, and generalized morphea-like eruptions on the trunk; she was diagnosed as generalized morphea-like progressive systemic sclerosis. She had a high titer of anticentromere antibody in her serum without any symptoms of CREST syndrome. She also had eosinophilic cellulitis on her extremities, which subsided within 6 months, and seemed to be due to a hypersensitivity reaction to mosquito bites. The occurrence of these two diseases together in our case may suggest some similarities in their pathogenesis.