En coup de sabre

Abstract

En coup de sabre, a variant of linear scleroderma, presents as an indented, vertical, colorless, line of skin on the forehead. The indentation appears as a sabre cut on the forehead. It may be associated with atrophy of muscles underlying bone and rarely the brain tissue. The present patient was ANA positive with a negative profile. Based on the findings, the disease was diagnosed as linear scleroderma.