Morphea and Eosinophilic Fasciitis: An Update
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Morphea and Eosinophilic Fasciitis: An Update
Morphea, also known as localized scleroderma, encompasses a group of idiopathic sclerotic skin diseases. The spectrum ranges from relatively mild phenotypes, which generally cause few problems besides local discomfort and visible disfigurement, to subtypes with severe complications such as joint contractures and limb length discrepancies. Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF, Shulman syndrome) is often r...
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Figure 1. Photograph of the legs. A large, thickened, firm, hyper/hypopigmented plaque is evident on the left leg. Figure 2. Biopsies of affected skin (A) and contiguous tibialis anterior muscle and fascia from the left leg (B–D). (A) The der-mal collagen is thickened, packed, and hyalinized. The subcutaneous fat is extensively replaced by collagen, and perivascular inflammatory infiltrates are...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1175-0561,1179-1888
DOI: 10.1007/s40257-017-0269-x