title: Does solitary morphoea profunda progress?
abstract: Solitary morphoea profunda (SMP) is an unusual form of scleroderma and is rarely mentioned in the literature. The back of the trunk is described as the commonest site of involvement by SMP. This disease has been recognized as a nonprogressive condition. We report three cases of SMP seen at our department within a 1-year period. Interestingly, all three patients were females and the lesions were situated on the right upper buttock. In one patient the lesion extended despite using topical tacrolimus but subsequently the lesion was kept under control with topical clobetasol propionate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow G4 0SF, Scotland, UK. gmitali@eggconnect.net
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azad
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dawn
authors.forename: F C G
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Shaffrali
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Barnetson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Forsyth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000473:pathology*