Localized scleroderma or morphea?
Morphea is a frequently mild, benign, and self-limiting skin disease with a less than 1% reported chance of progressing to systemic scleroderma. Morphea is a sufficient and less terrifying name for these disorders than localized scleroderma.
Greenberg
J E
JE
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Schachner
L A
LA
D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009626:Terminology as Topic