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Case Reports
. 1999;18(5):422-4.
doi: 10.1007/s100670050131.

Bleomycin-induced scleroderma: report of a case with a chronic course rather than the typical acute/subacute self-limiting form

G Passiu  1 , A Cauli, F Atzeni, M Aledda, G Dessole, G Sanna, P Nurchis, A Vacca, P Garau, M Laudadio, A Mathieu
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Bleomycin-induced scleroderma: report of a case with a chronic course rather than the typical acute/subacute self-limiting form

G Passiu et al. Clin Rheumatol. 1999.

Abstract

We report a case of bleomycin-induced scleroderma in a 35-year-old woman treated with chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. Approximately 6 months after the first chemotherapy cycle, the patient developed skin sclerosis in both arms. The lesion showed no signs of spontaneous clinical amelioration and treatment with steroids was unsuccessful. A partial remission of the skin sclerosis was instead obtained by the administration of D-penicillamine. A family history revealed other cases of autoimmune diseases and HLA typing showed the presence of antigens associated with scleroderma. The association between bleomycin therapy and scleroderma is discussed.

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