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Novel Combination of UVA-1 Phototherapy With Topical Tofacitinib for Treating Eosinophilic Fasciitis With Morphea: Case Report. [PDF]
Pediatr DermatolABSTRACT Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) and morphea are rare sclerosing connective tissue disorders, and there remains debate about whether these entities are pathologically distinct or related. This case report describes the successful treatment of an adolescent patient who developed progressive morphea plaques while being treated with systemic ...
Cheung DM +5 more
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Muscle weakness in a 4-year-old girl: A rare presentation of deep morphea
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2021 Introduction: Morphea is a rare fibrosing disorder of the skin and underlying tissues. Deep morphea involves the deep dermis, subcutis, fascia, muscle, and bone. The above structures may be involved independently or in combination.
Mary Augustine, Sumedha Ballal
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Autoantigen microarrays reveal myelin basic protein autoantibodies in morphea
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022 Background Morphea is an autoimmune, sclerosing skin disorder. Despite the recent emphasis on immune dysregulation in morphea, the role of autoantibodies in morphea pathogenesis or utility as biomarkers are poorly defined.
Jane L. Zhu +12 more
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Lipoatrophic linear morphea in a 5-year-old girl: A novel variant?
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2021 Introduction: Morphea profunda or subcutaneous morphea is a variant of morphea in which inflammation and sclerosis found in deep dermis, subcutaneous tissue, fascia or muscle.
Vibhu Mendiratta +3 more
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Small-sized shiny sclerotic plaques: Think early morphea
European Journal of Inflammation, 2022 Morphea is a rare fibrosing disorder of the skin and underlying tissues. To date, the size of morphea has not been adequately discussed. Here, we report two cases of small-sized superficial circumscribed morphea.
Hiroki Hashimoto, Takeshi Nakahara
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Dermatopathology, 2022 Morphea profunda or subcutaneous (deep) morphea is a variant of localized morphea, characterized by one or more ill-defined, deep sclerotic plaque. Preferential sites are the abdomen, trunk, sacral area, or extremities.
Angelo Cassisa, Margherita Vannucchi
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Interventions for morphea [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019 Morphea (morphoea) is an immune-mediated disease in which excess synthesis and deposition of collagen in the skin and underlying connective tissues results in hardened cutaneous areas. Morphea has different clinical features according to the subtype and stage of evolution of the disease.
Julia V de, Albuquerque +5 more
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Morphea After Liposuction Ultrasonography
, 2022 Liposuction is a common aesthetic procedure; however, to date, liposuction has not been linked to morphea. The aim was to review cases with a history of liposuction that presented active morphea lesions in the same surgery regions and were confirmed by ...
Ximena Wortsman +9 more
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Case Reports in Dermatology, 2021 Celiac disease is an immune-mediated disease, affecting multiple systems and organs including several dermatological conditions. Morphea, or localized scleroderma, is also an immune-mediated condition, in which an association with celiac disease has not ...
Gadi Howard +3 more
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Oral mucosal morphea: a new variant [PDF]
, 2012 Morphea is a cutaneous disorder characterized by an excessive collagen deposition. While in almost all cases the sclerosing process exclusively affects the skin, there are anecdotal cases in which associated mucosal involvement has been described.
Irla, N. +11 more
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