title: Case for diagnosis. Localized scleroderma or morphea.
abstract: Localized scleroderma or morphea is a chronic disease of the connective tissue. Its etiology may be autoimmune and the condition results from a disturbance in collagen synthesis and deposition, clinically represented by sclerotic skin lesions. Some plaques may be yellowish, which can be misleading at diagnosis. This article reports the case of an adolescent girl who concomitantly presented erythematous lesions and yellowish lesions, both of which constitute clinical manifestations of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tomiyoshi
authors.forename: Adma Silva de Lima
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Wojcik
authors.forename: Elisa Milani Oba
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Vencato
authors.forename: Guilherme Ribas
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Taques
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fillus Neto
authors.forename: Fabiane Andrade Mulinari
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Brenner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000473:pathology*