Scleroderma, Localized
Synonyms
Circumscribed Scleroderma
Dermatosclerosis
Frontal Linear Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre
Linear Scleroderma
Localized Scleroderma
Morphea
Morpheas
Scleroderma, Circumscribed
Scleroderma, Linear
Sclerodermas, Localized
A term used to describe a variety of localized asymmetrical SKIN thickening that is similar to those of SYSTEMIC SCLERODERMA but without the disease features in the multiple internal organs and BLOOD VESSELS. Lesions may be characterized as patches or plaques (morphea), bands (linear), or nodules.