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morphea

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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.
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
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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