Linear scleroderma. Childhood onset linear scleroderma (left) on the head of a young male. Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune disease that is charact

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Linear scleroderma. Childhood onset linear scleroderma (left) on the head of a young male. Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune disease that is characterised by a hardening of the skin. Linear scleroderma is an isolated region of hardened skin. Linear scleroderma in children can stunt bone growth of the limbs if they have been affected.

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