Nodular morphea.
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.
Kauer
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Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Berlin, Germany. friederike.kauer@vivantes.de
Simon
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Sticherling
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D000005:Abdomen; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011701:PUVA Therapy / Q000379:methods; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010400:Penicillin G