morphea /mor·phea/ (mor-fe´ah) a condition in which there is connective tissue replacement of the skin and sometimes the subcutaneous tissues, with formation of firm ivory white or pinkish patches, bands, or lines.
Morphea
morphea
morphea [mor-fe´ah] (Gr.)
morphea
mor·phe·a (môr-f   )n. A localized form of scleroderma characterized by hardened, slightly depressed patches of dermal fibrous tissue. Also called circumscribed scleroderma, localized scleroderma. |
Morphea
The most common form of localized scleroderma.
Mentioned in: Scleroderma
morphea
[môr′fē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, morphe, form
a skin disease consisting of patches of yellowish or ivory-colored hard, dry, smooth skin. It is more common in females. Also spelled morphoea. Also called Addison's keloid, circumscribed scleroderma, localized scleroderma.
morphea [mor-fe´ah] (Gr.)
a type of localized scleroderma in which connective tissue replaces the skin and sometimes subcutaneous tissues, with formation of ivory white or pink patches, bands, or lines that are sometimes bordered by a purple areola. The lesions are firm but not hard and are usually depressed; they may remain localized or may involute, leaving atrophy and scarring. Called also circumscribed or localized scleroderma.
linear morphea linear scleroderma.
morphea
see canine localized scleroderma.
morphea
A condition characterized by subcutaneous sclerosis, divided by some authors into 1. A generalized form: Scleroderma and 2. A localized form, subdivided into (a) Circumscribed morphea–characterized by one or more
round-to-oval firm reddish plaques measuring up to several centimeters in diameter with a yellow-white center and a lilac telangiectatic border; (b) Linear morphea or linear scleroderma; (c) Frontoparietal lesions–en coup de sabre with or
without hemiatrophy of the face
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