00962nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001000051653002800061653001100089653001100100653001200111653001200123653003900135653002600174100001500200245008300215300001200298490000800310520040000318022001400718       1976                            d  c197610aAdult10aDiagnosis, Differential10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aNigeria10aPeripheral Nervous System Diseases10aScleroderma, Systemic1 aLadipo G O00aProgressive systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). First case report in a Nigerian.  a196-2010 v1533 a<p>The first case of progressive systemic sclerosis in a Nigerian is described. In addition to the typical features of the disease, the case shows affection of the peripheral nerves, a very rare complication. The latter led to a mistaken diagnosis of leprosy. The reasons for the rarity of this disorder in the indigenous Africans and its differentiating features from leprosy are discussed.</p>  a0011-9075