LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA FOLLOWING VARICELLA IN A THREE‐YEAR‐OLD GIRL WITH IgA DEFICIENCY

Abstract

A three-year-old girl with isolated IgA deficiency developed localized scleroderma immediately after varicella infection. Physiotherapy was started without any drug therapy. Only a minimal clinical improvement was achieved. The connection between IgA deficiency, viral infection and collagen diseases is discussed.