The prognosis of morphea is generally good, especially in cases with superficial lesions. 13 Morphea that extends deeper into the bone may result in functional disability and joint contractures. 13 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients treated with sequential vs. single grafting saw higher improvement in skin damage. On the other hand, ...

DALLAS – July 8, 2008 – An analysis of more than 100 patients has confirmed for the first time that darker-skinned patients benefit as those with lighter skin when given light therapy for morphea and ...

Glenda's middle-aged ankles still hurt badly. I have been treating morphea enveloping her ankles for several years. With therapies including methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, clobetasol, ...

Localized scleroderma, as the term denotes, is localized to the skin on the hands and face. It is characterized by slow progression and rarely transforms to the systemic type. Localized scleroderma is ...

When I was in my early years of elementary school, roughly 23 years ago, I was diagnosed with a skin and muscle disease called Linear Morphea Scleroderma. The disease was mainly affecting my lower ...

Background. A previously healthy 50-year-old man presented with thickening and hardening of the skin on his trunk, neck and upper extremities that had started after the appearance of a 5 cm web-like ...

There are estimated to be approximately 300,000 people with the various forms of scleroderma in the United States; 75% are women in the 40- to 55-year age range. Scleroderma, also known as systemic ...

Scleroderma is a rare disease, yet its initial symptoms are frequently encountered in general rheumatology practice as features of the more-common rheumatic diseases and of several 'scleroderma-like' ...