morphea

[mor-fe´ah] (Gr.) a type of scleroderma" >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.

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(mōr-fē'ă), Cutaneous lesion(s) characterized by indurated, slightly depressed plaques of thickened dermal fibrous tissue of a whitish or yellowish-white color surrounded by a pinkish or purplish halo. Lesions occur at any age, without systemic involvement, and usually resolve after a few years. Synonym(s): localized scleroderma [G. morphē, form, figure]

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.

mor·phe·a

(mōr-fē'ă) Cutaneous lesion(s) characterized by indurated, slightly depressed plaques of thickened dermal fibrous tissue, of a whitish or yellowish white color surrounded by a pinkish or purplish halo.
Synonym(s): localized scleroderma, morphoea. [G. morphē, form, figure]

Morphea

The most common form of localized scleroderma.Mentioned in: Scleroderma

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