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Upcoming treatments for morphea [PDF]
Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2021 Morphea (localized scleroderma) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease with variable clinical presentations, with an annual incidence of 0.4–2.7 cases per 100,000.
Ahmad Reza Dehpour +2 more
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Morphea, Eosinophilic Fasciitis and Cancer: A Scoping Review
Cancers, 2023 Morphea is an autoimmune fibrotic skin disease. Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is considered to belong to the severe spectrum of morphea. We conducted a scoping review assessing the risk of secondary cancer among morphea/EF patients, paraneoplastic morphea ...
Sarah Moussa +2 more
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Morphea Induced by Golimumab in a Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsMorphea is a localized autoimmune fibrosing disorder that may paradoxically develop during anti‐TNFα agents in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We report a second case of morphea associated with long‐term golimumab use in a patient with AS, presenting with ...
Faten Hilwanjee +3 more
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Autoantibodies in Morphea: An Update [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 Skin autoimmune conditions belong to a larger group of connective tissue diseases and primarily affect the skin, but might also involve underlying tissues, such as fat tissue, muscle, and bone.
Sangita Khatri +4 more
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The role of infection in morphea disease [PDF]
Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2015 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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Generalized Morphea after Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy [PDF]
Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2011 We present a case of a 69-year-old woman who received external beam radiation for the treatment of breast cancer. Seven months later, she developed generalized morphea involving the area of irradiated skin of the breast as well as distant sites of the ...
Jonathan Kushi, M. E. Csuka
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Granulomatous fasciitis followed by morphea profunda: Is granulomatous fasciitis part of a spectrum of deep morphea? A case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2018 Key Clinical Message Although eosinophilic fasciitis is known to be part of the deep morphea spectrum, this first report of the coexistence of granulomatous fasciitis and morphea profunda suggests that granulomatous fasciitis may also be a part of the ...
Angie Christensen +5 more
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Generalized morphea/eosinophilic fasciitis overlap after epoxy exposure
JAAD Case Reports, 2018 Generalized morphea is associated with epoxy resin vapors and is characterized by the development of lesions shortly after exposure. Morphea presenting along with eosinophilic fasciitis (EF), or morphea/EF overlap, is rare and an indicator of poor ...
Warren H. Chan, MS +4 more
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Activity assessment in morphea using color Doppler ultrasound [PDF]
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2011 Background: Morphea (circumcripted cutaneous scleroderma) can be difficult to assess for lesion activity. Because variable-frequency ultrasound with color Doppler provides details of skin morphology and function, it may help in the categorization of ...
Ximena Wortsman +2 more
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A Patient With Plaque Type Morphea Mimicking Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2015 Morphea is an uncommon connective tissue disease with the most prominent feature being thickening or fibrosis of the dermal without internal organ involvement. It is also known as a part of localized scleroderma. Based on clinical presentation and depth
Wardhana Wardhana, EA Datau
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