Localized scleroderma-like lesions on the legs in bone marrow transplant recipients: association with polyneuropathy in the same distribution

Br J Dermatol. 1993 Aug;129(2):201-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1993.tb03530.x.

Abstract

We report two patients who developed localized scleroderma-like lesions on the legs following bone marrow transplantation. These changes were associated with a polyneuropathy in the same distribution.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Leg Dermatoses / etiology*
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / therapy
  • Male
  • Pain / etiology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Peroneal Nerve / pathology*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy
  • Scleroderma, Localized / etiology*
  • Tibial Nerve / pathology*