Morphoea profunda presenting with atrophic skin lesions in a 26 year old female: a case report

Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2012:5:57-62. doi: 10.4137/CCRep.S9433. Epub 2012 May 14.

Abstract

Morphoea Profunda is a rare variant of Morphoea that presents clinically as a solitary fibrotic plaque. Morphoea Profunda presenting with atrophic lesions has rarely been reported in literature. We report the case of a 26 year old Nepalese lady who presented to us with multiple non-inflammatory atrophic lesions on her body without significant skin induration, pigmentation and texture change. The findings on histopathology confirmed a diagnosis of Morphoea Profunda. Hence, Morphoea Profunda should be considered in the differential diagnosis of anyone presenting with asymptomatic atrophy of the skin.

Keywords: Morphoea Profunda; atrophy; multiple lesions.

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