Morphea is a localized sclerosis of the skin of unknown etiology. There is increasing evidence that at least some cases are secondary to a Borrelia infection.
Early lesions typically show evidence of inflammation.
Alternate Names : CREST syndrome, Limited scleroderma, Progressive systemic sclerosis, Systemic sclerosis, Localized scleroderma, Morphea, linear
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Morphea is a rare skin condition characterized by small red or purple patches that develop firm, white or ivory centers. The affected skin becomes tight and less flexible....
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Morphea
Plaque Morphea
In this condition there is reddening of the skin with scwelling. As the disease goes on the skin turns white and sunken. It most commonly occurs on the trunk but can also occur on the extremities.
Morphea
Linear Scleroderma
CREST Syndrome
Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disorder characterized by abnormal thickening of the skin. Connective tissue is composed of collagen, which supports and binds other body tissues.
morphea: thickened bands of hard skin (the patches are initially reddish, but later become whitish, often with a whitish or lilac edge); internal organs are not affected.
Morphea Scleroderma. In morphea scleroderma, patches of hard skin form and can last for years. Eventually, however, they may improve or even disappear. There is less than a 1% chance that this disorder will progress to systemic scleroderma.
Morphea
Radiation therapy (also causes nonscarring diffuse hair loss)
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Nguyen J; Morphea, eMedicine, Jan 2010
DermNet NZ; The New Zealand Dermatological Society Incorporated.; Morphoea. Website with pictures and descritpions of linear scleroderma ...
scleroderma/morphea Â- granuloma annulare Â- lichen sclerosis et atrophicus Â- necrobiosis lipoidica
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Diagnosis: Morphea / Scleroderma / Vitiligo
Comments: Widely disseminated plaques of morphea with associated depigmentation slowly progressed for 11 years in an otherwise healthy 21 year old woman.
This form of the disease is called localized scleroderma or morphea. However, other patients with scleroderma do develop internal complications relatively soon after the onset of skin problems.
In one manifestation, called morphea, oval patches of inflamed and discolored skin may appear on the body. Many people with morphea will improve spontaneously over time.
Morphea is scleroderma skin that is localized to a patchy area of the skin that becomes hardened and slightly pigmented. Sometimes morphea can cause multiple lesions in the skin. Morphea is not associated with disease elsewhere in the body.
Morphea or sclerosing basal cell carcinoma should not be treated by cryosurgery.
Localized scleroderma (also known as morphea)—usually affects only the skin in isolated parts of the body. This form is less serious.
Systemic scleroderma—affects widespread areas of skin and/or internal organs, most often the lungs.
Localized scleroderma is further subdivided into two types: morphea and linear scleroderma. In morphea (focal cutaneous scleroderma), oval patches appear in limited areas on the skin.
The localized forms are morphea and linear. They affect only the skin (and sometimes the underlying tissues) but do not affect the internal organs, or reduce one's life expectancy in any way.
When scleroderma only involves the skin, it is called localized or linear scleroderma or morphea. When there is internal organ involvement, it is called generalized scleroderma or systemic sclerosis.
Morpheaform (sclerosing, morpheic) basal cell carcinomas are more difficult to detect. These tumors are usually pale, firm, flat growths that can blend into the normal skin around them. Many look just like a scar.
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Guttate Morphea, Planus Type
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Guttate Scleroderma, Lichen Sclerosus Type
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Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis (or hardening), vascular alterations, and autoantibodies. There are two major forms: Limited cutaneous scleroderma (or morphea) mainly affects the hands,...
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Localized scleroderma can be seen more frequently in children than the systemic form. It may involve patches of the skin on the trunk, arms, legs, or head. Other names for the localized form are morphea and linear scleroderma.
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 See also: Scleroderma, Cancer, Sclerosis, Lupus, Arthritis
  
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