title: Inflammatory morphea mimicking an acquired port-wine stain initially treated with pulsed-dye laser.
abstract: The early inflammatory lesions of morphea may present with erythema or violaceous patches and plaques before evolving into areas of sclerosis. They have been misdiagnosed as acquired port-wine stains (PWSs). We report a previously well 7-year-old Chinese girl presenting with early facial morphea mimicking an acquired PWS with unusual histologic features of perineural inflammation. The presence of cutaneous perineural inflammation may be seen in a small percentage of cases of morphea and appears to be a feature of early inflammatory morphea. We report this case to highlight the importance in recognizing this entity and summarize the reported cases of inflammatory morphea mimicking acquired PWSs.
authors: a Department of Dermatology , Changi General Hospital , Singapore.
authors: Shanna Shan-Yi
authors: SS
authors: Ng
authors: Yong-Kwang
authors: YK
authors: Tay
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002681:China; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004890:Erythema; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054025:Lasers, Dye; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: morphea; port-wine stain; pulsed-dye laser therapy