Morphea is a rare type of scleroderma — a chronic disease that affects the skin, connective tissue, and internal organs. It causes painless, discolored patches to form on the skin. Different types of ...

1. In patients with different types of morphea unresponsive to phototherapy and methotrexate, mycophenolate appears to be a safe and beneficial treatment option. Evidence Rating: 2 (Good) Morphea, ...

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 ...

Background Deep Variant Morphea (DMV), previously known as morphea profunda, is an exceptionally rare form of sclerosis that is confined to the skin, and unlike scleroderma, has no systemic or ...

The aim of this Cochrane Review was to assess the effects of treatments, either given in isolation or combination, for people with morphea (morphoea), when compared with an inactive substance (placebo ...

Background Morphea is a subtype of limited scleroderma characterized by atrophic changes. There are multiple treatment modalities for morphea, but all have limited success to restore atrophy.

Localized scleroderma (LS) is a complex disease characterized by a mixture of inflammation and fibrosis of the skin that, especially in the pediatric population, also affects extracutaneous tissues ...