Trichoscopic Features of Linear Morphea on the Scalp. [PDF]
Linear scleroderma en coup de sabre (LSCS) is the most common form of morphea on the scalp and its trichoscopic features have not been described yet. We report 2 adult women with LSCS with distinct dermoscopic findings. They both had an atrophic well-defined linear patch of alopecia on the frontotemporal scalp.
Saceda-Corralo D, Tosti A.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation in Patients with Linear Morphea Treated with Methotrexate and High-Dose Corticosteroid [PDF]
Background. Morphea is an inflammatory disease of the connective tissue that may lead to thickening and hardening of the skin due to fibrosis. The aim of this study was to document magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes in patients with linear morphea ...
Mohammad Shahidi-Dadras +5 more
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Dermatologic ultrasound in the management of childhood linear morphea [PDF]
Linear morphea is the most common subtype of localized scleroderma in the pediatric population. This condition can be quite disabling, with complications such as growth defects and painful flexion contractures. Assessment of disease progression and early intervention are key to minimize morbidity.
Laverde-Saad, Alexandra +3 more
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The role of infection in morphea disease [PDF]
Morphea is a skin disorder that leads to the sclerosis of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. In epidemiologic studies, the incidence rate of approximately 0.4 to 2.7 per 100,000 people has been reported that is equal in adults and children.
Fatemeh Farhangdoost
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Linear morphea with secondary mucinosis [PDF]
Secondary mucin deposition in the skin is a common feature of lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis. In scleroderma, it occurs uncommonly or in small amount. We describe a 7-year-old boy with progressive, linear, bound-down plaques involving the thighs, lower abdomen and back with no systemic involvement. Histopathology showed features of scleroderma
Khandpur, Sujay +4 more
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Bilateral morphea en coup de sabre: a rare presentation of linear morphea [PDF]
Morphea en coup de sabre is a type of linear localized scleroderma, characterized by a sclerotic skin band in the forehaead and frontoparietal scalp area. It can cause cicatricial alopecia, when affecting the scalp.
Hania Qamar Khan +5 more
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Early morphea simulating patch-stage mycosis fungoides in two cases [PDF]
Morphea is a skin disorder characterized by thickening of dermis and subcutaneous tissues and loss of adnexal structures. In the early inflammatory stage of morphea, diagnostic histological findings are absent and this may lead to confusion with other ...
Hamid R. Ghasemi Basir +3 more
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Linear Morphea: Clinical Characteristics, Disease Course, and Treatment of the Morphea in Adults and Children Cohort [PDF]
Prospective, longitudinal studies examining the features of linear morphea are limited.To utilize the Morphea in Adults and Children cohort to determine clinical characteristics, impact on life quality, and disease course of linear morphea in a prospective, longitudinal manner.Characteristics of linear morphea versus other subtypes were compared in a ...
Heidi Jacobe +2 more
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Morphea simulating paucibacillary leprosy clinically and histopathologically
Clinically and histopathologically paucibacillary leprosy shows similar features with initial morphea. In this case we report a 24 yr-old male patient who presented to our dermatology department with diagnosed paucibacillary leprosy by his local ...
José Saulo Torres Delgado +3 more
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Durometer to Objectively Measure the Hardness of Skin in Linear Morphea. [PDF]
ABSTRACT A 7-year-old female child presented with a linear depressed lesion involving the forehead and frontoparietal region of the scalp and was diagnosed as en coup de sabre. Following treatment with soap Psoralen combined with ultraviolet A (UVA) therapy and topical corticosteroid and calcipotriol combination, there was significant
Satish N, Srinivas CR.
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