Abstract
4/2019
vol. 106
Special paper
Localized scleroderma (morphea). Diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations of the Polish Dermatological Society
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Paediatric Dermatology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Science, Poland
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Medical College Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Dermatol Rev/Przegl Dermatol 2019, 106, 333-353
Online publish date: 2019/10/02
Localized scleroderma (morphea) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. Its etiopathogenesis is unknown. Most often the disease affects the skin, but may also involve the subcutis, muscles, and the osteoarticular system. The clinical presentation and the course of disease may be diverse. This article presents clinical characteristics of various types of the disease, the classification of its subtypes, recommendations for differential diagnosis and treatment.
Keywords
localized scleroderma, classification, clinical picture, treatment
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