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Linear Morphea


Morphea - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

Morphea. Morphea is a rare skin condition characterized by small red or purple patches that develop firm white or ivory centers. The affected ...

Morphea - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

Linear morphea is characterized by the presence of band-like lesions, which usually manifest over the head and neck or the limbs. The sclerosis is localized to ...

Morphea - American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD)

Linear morphea (linear Scleroderma) occurs in a linear band, usually only on one side of the body, not symmetrically. The most frequently involved areas are ...

Linear Scleroderma | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Symptoms. Linear scleroderma is a progressive loss of subcutaneous fat with pigment changes in the skin. It is a type of localized scleroderma in which the area ...

Morphoea (localised scleroderma, morphea) - DermNet

Linear atrophoderma of Moulin is a rare subtype of atrophic and pigmented linear morphoea. Craniofacial linear morphoea was previously sub-classified as:.

Types of Scleroderma | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Linear scleroderma is more common in children 10 and younger. These tight, thick bands can appear on the extremities, the back and front of the trunk, the ...

Morphea Scleroderma: What Is It, Causes, Treatment | Osmosis

It frequently appears as a linear patch of thickened, discolored skin on the arms or legs, but patches may also appear on an individual's ...

Morphea Information for Patients | RDS

When involving the scalp and face, linear morphea has been referred to as morphea en coup d'sabre (linear scleroderma can produce a scarred appearance on the ...

Frequently Asked Questions about Morphea

Linear: Band-like thickening or coalescing plaques that form a linear ... Mixed: Presence of lesions consistent with the definition of linear morphea plus either ...

Morphea (Localized Scleroderma) | Rheumatology - JAMA Network

In children, linear morphea on the arms and legs can affect the underlying bone and interfere with bone growth. Linear morphea on the head (also called en coup ...

Morphea - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

Diagnosis. Your doctor may diagnose morphea by examining the affected skin and asking about your signs and symptoms.

Morphea: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology

Linear morphea also has a higher rate of relapse compared with other variants. In addition, patients with linear lesions may develop limb ...

Adult-Onset Linear Morphea (en coupe de sabre) of the Face ...

We describe a successful treatment of an adult-onset LM en coupe de sabre with photoactivated low-temperature PRP (Meta Cell Technology Plasma) sessions.

Morphea: The 2023 update - Frontiers

These lesions may heal with hyperpigmentation or may cause growth retardation, muscle atrophy and myositis. If linear morphea lesions are present over the ...

Forms of Scleroderma

Linear scleroderma is a form of localized scleroderma which frequently starts as a streak or line of hardened, waxy skin on an arm or leg or on the forehead.

Morphea: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments - Healthline

Linear morphea. Linear morphea features a single band of thickened, discolored skin. Usually, the indented band runs down an arm or leg, but ...

Linear Scleroderma - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Linear scleroderma is a band-like area of sclerosis that, when crossing joint lines, can limit the motion of the underlying joint.

Pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of morphea ...

- Linear morphea · En coup de sabre · Progressive facial hemiatrophy · - Mixed ... Morphea, also known as localized scleroderma, is an idiopathic ...

Morphea - Wikipedia

Morphea is a form of scleroderma that mainly involves isolated patches of hardened skin on the face, hands, and feet, or anywhere else on the body, ...

Morphea Workup: Laboratory Studies, Imaging Studies, Other Tests

Rheumatoid factor is positive in 15-60% of morphea patients, most often children with linear morphea. Antinuclear antibodies are present in ...