title: Inflammatory morphea in the context of Raynaud phenomenon.
abstract: A 37-year-old woman presented with a one-year history of asymptomatic, red-brown patches and plaques on the abdomen and extremities, in the context of Raynaud phenomenon and anti-centromere antibodies. Two biopsy specimens confirmed the diagnosis of inflammatory morphea. Even in the absence of initial symptoms to support systemic disease, patients presenting with morphea in the setting of Raynaud phenomenon or anti-centromere antibodies deserve close surveillance for the possibility of CREST syndrome and systemic sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.
authors.forename: Naheed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.forename: Bahar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Firoz
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Bossenbroek
authors.forename: Shane A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Meehan
authors.forename: Hideko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamino
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Franks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D017675:CREST Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D002503:Centromere / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D001324:Autoantigens