%0 Journal Article %T Esclerodermia localizada: Diagn¨®sticos diferenciales %A Leroux %A MB %A Bergero %A A %J Revista argentina de dermatolog£¿-a %D 2011 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X localized scleroderma is an autoimmune organ specific disorder with an important skin compromise. it is an inflammatory process with several distinct clinical characteristics. the etiology of localized scleroderma has not been established yet. differential diagnosis includes sclerodermiform onset unchained by intrinsic and extrinsic factors that are presently studied. among them must be taking into account: exposure to radiation or toxic agents, therapeutic drugs, infections and diseases of endocrine, metabolic, genetic or inflammatory etiology. firstly, it must be point out that systemic scleroderma must be ruled out. secondly, disorders predominantly with sclerosis and atrophy must be classified and lastly, some other diseases are included in a comparative table. %K localized scleroderma %K differential diagnosis %K scleroderma-like diseases. %U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1851-300X2011000300002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en