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Localised scleroderma and ischemic stroke: case report.

Bünyamin TosunoğluHafize Nalan GüneşBurcu Gökçe ÇokalSelda Keskin Güler
Published in: Postepy psychiatrii neurologii (2024)
In the case we present, no pathology was found in the clinical and laboratory tests performed in terms of ischemic risk factors. Skin findings included contracture, skin biopsy results, and antibody positivity related to scleroderma. Given the current pathogenesis of scleroderma, the patient was suspected of having a stroke.
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