Werner's syndrome may be lost in the shadow of the scleroderma

Gonullu, Emel; Bilge, NAZİFE; KAŞİFOĞLU, TİMUÇİN; KORKMAZ, CENGİZ

doi:10.1007/s00296-012-2564-4

Werner's syndrome may be lost in the shadow of the scleroderma

Gonullu E., Bilge N. Ş., KAŞİFOĞLU T., KORKMAZ C.

RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, vol.33, no.5, pp.1309-1312, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 33 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00296-012-2564-4
Journal Name: RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1309-1312
Keywords: Werner's syndrome, Scleroderma, Connective tissue, MENINGIOMA
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We describe three patients with Werner's syndrome (WS), two of whom had been mistakenly diagnosed as having scleroderma. We would like to discuss briefly the importance of differentiation of these two disorders from each other.