Sero-Negative Systemic Sclerosis:
A Rare Presentation
Published: June 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7973
Rakesh Chander, Santokh Singh, Siddhesh Arun Kalantri, Shiv Charan, Abhishek Gupta
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Amritsar, India.
2. Principal and Head, Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Amritsar, India.
3. Post Graduate Student, Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Amritsar, India.
4. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Amritsar, India.
5. Post Graduate Student, Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Amritsar, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Siddhesh Kalantri,
Flat No 5C, Lee Residency, Lee Road, Opposite Shambunath Hospital, Kolkata-70020, India.
E-mail: sidkalantri@gmail.com
Systemic Sclerosis is a multisystem disease associated with progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs. It is diagnosed by presence of characteristic clinical findings and is supported by specific serologic abnormalities. ANA is positive in case of systemic sclerosis in 90 percent of cases. We report a rare case of this rare disease where patient was ANA, Antitopoisomerase I (anti-Scl-70), Anticenteromere antibody negative.
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