title: Localized scleroderma in children: clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
abstract: Localized scleroderma or morphea affects school-aged children, is usually self-limited and a disfiguring condition. Several etiopathogenic factors, investigations and treatment options are described. This article reviews the recent literature and discusses its clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Service of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil. zancanaro@unb.br
authors.forename: Pedro C Q
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Zancanaro
authors.forename: Adriana R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Isaac
authors.forename: Luisimara T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Izelda M C
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*