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Morphea “en coup de sabre”: an unusual oral presentation [PDF]

, 2017
Morphea, or localized scleroderma, is an inflammatory disease that leads to sclerosis of the skin and underlying tissues due to excessive collagen deposition.
Esguep, Alfredo, Martínez, René, Marín, Constanza, Niklander, Sven   +3 more
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Morphea profunda – a case report of deep localized scleroderma with severe thorax deformity

Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis
Deep scleroderma is a rare form of limited scleroderma characterised by deep sclerosis that may involve the muscles, fascia, subcutaneous tissue and deep layers of the skin.
Natalia Tekiela, Agnieszka Guberniak, Karina Polak, Bartosz Miziołek, Beata Bergler-Czop   +4 more
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Localized scleroderma – classification and tools used for the evaluation of tissue damage and disease activity/severity

Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2017
Localized scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disorder affecting the dermis, subcutaneous tissue and deeper structures. The course of localized scleroderma includes three stages: early inflammation, progressive sclerosis and atrophy. The active stage of the
Katarzyna Wolska-Gawron, Dorota Krasowska   +1 more
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Update on Management of Morphea (Localized Scleroderma) in Children

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2020
Juvenile localized scleroderma (morphea) is the predominant scleroderma in childhood which affects the skin and may extend to the underlying fascia, muscle, joints and bone.
R. George, Anju George, T. Kumar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ultrasonographic evaluation of submucosal thickness in oral submucous fibrosis patients : a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: To evaluate the role of ultrasonography in oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) patients. Material and methods: A total of 150 subjects were divided equally into six groups (Group I: 25 healthy subjects; Group II: 25 healthy subjects with habit; Group
Dhole, Apeksha, Dupare, Aditya
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The Immune Microenvironment: New Therapeutic Implications in Organ Fibrosis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent advances in understanding the immune microenvironment's role in fibrosis, focusing on phenotypic/functional alterations of immune cells and their dynamic interactions with other cellular constituents within tissues. The authors further explore therapeutic opportunities and challenges in targeting immune microenvironment ...
Xiangqi Chen, Chuan Wu, Fei Tang, Jingyue Zhou, Li Mo, Yanping Li, Jinhan He   +6 more
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Evaluation of mean platelet volume in localized scleroderma [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2017
: Background: Localized scleroderma is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by sclerosis of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. Platelets play an important role in inflammation.
Anil Gulsel Bahali, Ozlem Su, Nazan Emiroglu, Fatma Pelin Cengiz, Mehmet Onur Kaya, Nahide Onsun   +5 more
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Circulating miRNA-181b-5p, miRNA-223-3p, miRNA-210-3p, let 7i-5p, miRNA-21-5p and miRNA-29a-3p in patients with localized scleroderma as potential biomarkers

Scientific Reports, 2020
Localized scleroderma (LoSc) is a rare disease manifested by an inflammation and sclerosis of the skin. The latest studies focused on glycoprotein Krebs von den Lungen-6, surfactant protein-D, chemokine ligand 18 and dipeptidylpeptidase 4 as potential ...
Katarzyna Wolska-Gawron, J. Bartosińska, M. Rusek, M. Kowal, D. Raczkiewicz, D. Krasowska   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Critical Role for Transglutaminase 2 in Scleroderma Skin Fibrosis and in the Development of Dermal Sclerosis in a Mouse Model of Scleroderma

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Scleroderma is a life‐threatening autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation, tissue remodeling, and fibrosis. This study aimed to investigate the expression and function of transglutaminase 2 (TGM2) in scleroderma skin and experimentally induced dermal fibrosis to determine its potential role and therapeutic implications.
Angela Y. Y. Tam, Korsa Khan, Shiwen Xu, Marianne Bergin, Linghong Huang, Erik Arroyo Colon, Danyi Cheng, Elisabetta A. M. Verderio, Voon Ong, Christopher P. Denton, John Atkinson, Tim S. Johnson, David J. Abraham   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphea Profunda with Tertiary Lymphoid Follicles: Description of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

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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