Objective: Localized scleroderma (LS), which is also called as morphea, a rare skin disease with unknown etiology. LS typically characterized by sclerosis in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. The number of retrospective studies examining epidemiological, clinical laboratory data patients juvenile Turkey very limited. purpose this study was to investigate demographic characteristics pediatric ...

Both morphea and lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) are connective tissue diseases that mainly affect the skin. A recent report suggested that a substantial portion of morphea coexists with LSA. In this report, we describe a case of LSA on the abdomen accompanied by morphea; we employed immunohistochemical staining for periostin as well as MMP-7 and MMP-28, both of which are reported to facil...

A gastric inverted hyperplastic polyp is a rare type of gastric polyp and is characterized by downward growth of a variety of mucosal components into the submucosa. The polyp consists of columnar cells resembling foveolar epithelium and pyloric gland epithelium and can coexist with gastritis cystica profunda. Frequently, adenocarcinoma can coexist, but the relation is not clear. A 77-year-old m...

L ocalized scleroderma (also called morphea) can be classified into several subtypes: generalized, plaque-type, bullous, linear, and deep morphea. In addition, eosinophilic fasciitis can be distinguished from these. It is important to know more about the prevalence and severity of the frequently reported symptoms of itch, pain, and fatigue to develop guidelines for managing sclerotic skin disea...

Two siblings had hyperpigmented indurations over the inner aspects of both thighs extending to the lower abdomen. Skin biopsy showed plasma cell panniculitis favoring a diagnosis of morphea profundus. Family history of consanguinity was present, but both parents were unaffected. To our knowledge this is the first report of autosomal recessive plasma cell panniculitis with the clinical manifesta...

Localized scleroderma is a connective tissue disorder generally involving de entire dermis and usually limited to the subcutaneous tissue; however, it may progress to large indurated plaques, growth retardation, muscle atrophy, and even to flexion deformities or poorly healing ulcers. Unilateral generalized morphea is an extremely rare variant of localized scleroderma which has seldom been repo...

BACKGROUND Morphea, also known as localized scleroderma, is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by skin fibrosis. UVA1 phototherapy is an important asset in the reduction of clinical manifestations in morphea. There are studies claiming that UV light modulates the expression of some human endogenous retroviral sequences. The aim of this study was to determine if the expres...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women of developed countries. Early stage diagnosis is followed, in many cases, of conservative surgery and local radiotherapy. This treatment reduces loco-regional recurrences but may be accompanied by local complications. Morphea of the breast is an uncommon skin condition and has been described after radiotherapy. The inflammatory stage of morphea c...

Localized morphea is a disorder of unknown cause in which there is localized sclerosis of the skin. Disabling pansclerotic morphea of childhood is a rare severe mutilating form of morphea involving the dermis, fat, fascia, muscle and even bone, usually starting before the age of 14 years. Here, an eight-year-old boy with progressive sclerosis of palmar surface of wrist and hand and digits...

We describe a case of morphea which presented further typical lesions of the disease at the sites of mechanical trauma. It can be suggested that cutaneous lesions of morphea may be locally developed due to physical stimuli as an isomorphic response in patients or subclinical cases of the disease.