title: Generalized morphea-like lesions arising in mechanically-compressed areas by underclothes.
abstract: We report two patients with generalized morphea-like eruptions, the distribution of which was confined to areas mechanically compressed by underclothes. One patient had Raynaud's phenomenon and anti-centromere antibodies, and the other patient had a long history of occupational exposure to organic solvents. We believe that the Koebner phenomenon, resulting from local compression by underclothes, might be responsible for the development of morphea-like lesions in patients with subclinical systemic sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan.
authors.forename: Mutsuko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ehara
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oono
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwatsuki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003020:Clothing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*