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

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.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Rheumatology international 2013-05, Vol.33 (5), p.1309-1312
Hauptverfasser:	Gonullu, Emel, Bilge, Nazife Şule Yaşar, Kaşifoğlu, Timuçin, Korkmaz, Cengiz
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biomarkers - blood Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Errors Female Humans Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Original Article Predictive Value of Tests Rheumatology Scleroderma, Systemic - blood Scleroderma, Systemic - diagnosis Scleroderma, Systemic - pathology Skin - pathology Skin Aging Werner Syndrome - blood Werner Syndrome - diagnosis Werner Syndrome - drug therapy Werner Syndrome - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0172-8172 1437-160X
DOI:	10.1007/s00296-012-2564-4