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Background and Design: Morphea is also known as localized scleroderma. It is a rare autoimmune skin disease characterized by inflammation and sclerosis in the dermis and sometimes in the subcutaneous tissue.
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Objective: To study the clinical characteristics and prognosis of morphea in Thai adult patients. Methods: The medical records of 81 morphea adult patients who visited Siriraj Hospital, Thailand, between 2006 and 2015, were retrospectively reviewed. The
Narumol Silpa-archa +3 more
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Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman's disease): review and comparative evaluation of seven patients. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) was described in 1974 by Shulman as a rare fibrosing connective tissue disease of unknown etiology. An undetermined trigger is thought to lead to the degranulation of eosinophils that interact with fibroblasts and
Cimbron, M +3 more
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Abdominopelvic post-irradiation morphea in a prostate cancer patient: the first case of an under recognized condition [PDF]
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Di Meo, N. +4 more
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Scleroderma and dentistry: Two case reports [PDF]
© 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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Erythroderma as a presenting sign of juvenile overlap syndrome
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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A case of eosinophilic fasciitis and generalized morphea overlap [PDF]
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
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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Stellate ganglion intervention for pain associated with morphea
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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Morphea “en coup de sabre”: an unusual oral presentation [PDF]
Morphea, or localized scleroderma, is an inflammatory disease that leads to sclerosis of the skin and underlying tissues due to excessive collagen deposition.
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