Werner's syndrome: a quite rare disease for differential diagnosis of scleroderma.

Rheumatol Int. 2009 Jun 3; Bes C, Vardı S, Güven M, Soy MWerner's syndrome (WS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by premature aging. The main features of the disease are scleroderma-like skin appearance, premature atherosclerosis, short stature, diabetes mellitus, early osteoporosis and early aging. Herein, we describe a patient with WS, who has scleroderma-like skin changes and discuss the literature about WS as a disease in the differential diagnosis of systemic sclerosis.