Quality of Life and Optimism in Patients with Morphea [PDF]
, 2013 Despite extensive knowledge about quality of life of people suffering from dermatological diseases, data on patients with morphea are scarce. The aim of our study was to compare the quality of life of healthy controls and morphea patients, as well as to ...
Aleksandra Dańczak-Pazdrowska +5 more
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Erythroderma as a presenting sign of juvenile overlap syndrome
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2023 Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), which is rarely presented with erythroderma, and juvenile morphea are both autoimmune connective tissue diseases. We report a 14-year-old male child with resistant generalized erythroderma and mild proximal muscle weakness
Sarah Hamdy Soliman +5 more
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Pansclerotic Morphea with Features of Eosinophilic Fasciitis: Distinct Entities or Part of a Continuum? [PDF]
, 2014 Scleroderma is a highly complex disorder in its clinical manifestations and pathogenesis. It has a wide range of clinical manifestations due to varying degrees of vasculopathy, autoimmunity, altered endothelium function, and abnormal fibrosis.
Canty, Kristi +2 more
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Stellate ganglion intervention for pain associated with morphea
Indian Journal of Pain, 2020 Morphea is an autoimmune connective tissue disease of unrevealed etiology. It is associated with skin changes in the form of thickening along with deposition of excess of collagen in the affected lesion.
Ravi Shankar Sharma +4 more
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A case of eosinophilic fasciitis and generalized morphea overlap [PDF]
, 2020 A 60-year old man developed skin hardening and edema on his extremities. Although he had been treated with oral prednisolone at another hospital, skin stiffness relapsed during tapering of prednisolone.
Watanabe, Yukina +2 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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Successful Amplification of DNA Specific for Finnish Borrelia burgdorferi Isolates in Erythema Chronicum Migrans but Not in Circumscribed Scleroderma Lesions [PDF]
, 1994 Early diagnosis of Borrelia burgdorferi infection, hampered by the absence of detectable antibodies in most patients with erythema chronicum migrans is important to prevent late-stage neurologic, rheumatologic, and skin disorders.
Aavik, Einari +4 more
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Partial reconstitution of cutaneous microvessels in long-term survivors after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and skin is involved in acute and chronic disease.
Biedermann, B. C. +6 more
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Scleroderma and dentistry: Two case reports [PDF]
, 2016 © 2016 The Author(s).Background: Scleroderma is a chronic connective tissue disorder with unknown etiology. It is characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix in the connective tissues causing vascular disturbances which can result in ...
Bornstein, Michael M. +4 more
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Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2022 Morphea is a fibrotic disease that primarily affects the skin and adjacent tissues, with uncertain pathogenesis. At present, there is no etiology-specific treatment available. In recent years, progress has been made in the treatment of morphea, including
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