Background. A previously healthy 50-year-old man presented with thickening and hardening of the skin on his trunk, neck and upper extremities that had started after the appearance of a 5 cm web-like ...

(HealthDay News) – Patients with localized scleroderma (morphea) often experience delay in diagnosis and variability in treatment that is based more on the specialty of the provider than disease ...

Scientists have found a new therapy for the severe inflammatory skin disorder. Scientists affiliated with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their colleagues have identified a potential ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients treated with sequential vs. single grafting saw higher improvement in skin damage. On the other hand, ...

Glenda's middle-aged ankles still hurt badly. I have been treating morphea enveloping her ankles for several years. With therapies including methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, clobetasol, ...

The prognosis of morphea is generally good, especially in cases with superficial lesions. 13 Morphea that extends deeper into the bone may result in functional disability and joint contractures. 13 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Standard of care treatments for morphea yielded reasonable success over long-term follow-up, according to a ...

DALLAS – July 8, 2008 – An analysis of more than 100 patients has confirmed for the first time that darker-skinned patients benefit as those with lighter skin when given light therapy for morphea and ...

Q. I have a skin condition called morphea. Is it a form of scleroderma? I’ve had this about seven years with spots over much of my body, even the face. Some are bigger than an orange. It doesn’t hurt ...