Case Rep Dermatol 2016;8:142–150 DOI: 10.1159/000445821 Published online: May 24, 2016
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Improvement of Microstomia in Scleroderma after Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment Imane Bennani a Raphael Lopez b Delphine Bonnetc Gregoire Prevot d Arnaud Constantin e Dominique Chauveau f Carle Paula Cristina BulaiLivideanu a a
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Department of Dermatology, Paul Sabatier University, and Departments of Oral and c d e f Maxillofacial Surgery, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Rheumatology and Nephrology, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
Key Words Systemic sclerosis · Microstomia · Limited mouth opening · Carbon dioxide laser · Interincisal distance · Mouth Handicap in Systemic Sclerosis scale Abstract Limited mouth opening (LMO) is a frequent complication of systemic sclerosis (SS). Its management is complex and there are limited treatment options. We report four patients with SS and severe LMO [interincisal distance (IID)
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Improvement of Microstomia in Scleroderma after Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment Imane Bennani a Raphael Lopez b Delphine Bonnetc Gregoire Prevot d Arnaud Constantin e Dominique Chauveau f Carle Paula Cristina BulaiLivideanu a a
b
Department of Dermatology, Paul Sabatier University, and Departments of Oral and c d e f Maxillofacial Surgery, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Rheumatology and Nephrology, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
Key Words Systemic sclerosis · Microstomia · Limited mouth opening · Carbon dioxide laser · Interincisal distance · Mouth Handicap in Systemic Sclerosis scale Abstract Limited mouth opening (LMO) is a frequent complication of systemic sclerosis (SS). Its management is complex and there are limited treatment options. We report four patients with SS and severe LMO [interincisal distance (IID)
