Morphoea

A limited form of scleroderma which may involve subcutaneous tissue. Early forms of morphoea profunda may manifest as slight septal thickening or there may be extension of morphoea in the dermis into the subcutaneous fat causing marked fibrous thickening of the septa. Atrophy of adnexal structures, a deep inflammatory infiltrate of lymphocytes and plasma cells or presence of lymphoid aggregates in the paraseptal area are diaqnostic features.

Symptoms of Morphoea

Patches of thickened skin, which may be rounded or oval in shape, can occur all over the body. They are usually painless but can be itchy. The patches may be lighter or darker than normal skin. Usually there are only a few patches but sometimes the skin changes can be extensive, when the condition is known as generalised morphoea.

Treatment of Morphoea

Unfortunately there is no available effective treatment for most cases of morphoea.

Amyloidosis
Connective tissue naevi
Dermatofibroma
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Ehler's Danlos syndrome
Elastosis perforans serpiginosa
Keloids & hypertrophic scars
Lipodystrophy
Lipoma
Mastocytoma
Neurofibroma
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Reactive perforating collagenosis
Striae (stretch marks)
Eosinophilic fasciitis
Erythema multiforme
Histiocytoses
Jessner's lymphocytic infiltrate
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Lymphocytoma cutis
Lymphomatoid papulosis
Mastocytosis
Morphoea
Non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Panniculitis
Reticulohistiocytosis
Sweet's disease
Systemic sclerosis
Atypical mycobacterial infection
Granuloma faciale
Granuloma annulare
Cutaneous tuberculosis
Leprosy
Pyogenic granuloma
Sarcoidosis