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    Dermatology. 2009;218(1):63-6. Epub 2008 Nov 13.

    Nodular morphea.

    Kauer F, Simon JC, Sticherling M.

    Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Berlin, Germany. friederike.kauer@vivantes.de

    Scleroderma may present as being strictly limited to the skin, as in morphea, or within a multiorgan disease, as in systemic sclerosis. Accordingly, cutaneous manifestations vary clinically. In nodular or keloidal scleroderma, patients develop lesions that are clinically indistinguishable from a keloid; however, the histopathological findings are more variable. We describe a 16-year-old girl with morpheic lesions for 3-4 years and additional development of keloidal nodules within these lesions. The histological examination revealed a hypertrophic scar besides morphea. Copyright 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.

    PMID: 19005241 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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