Morphea, Lipoatrophy, Scleroderma - DermAtlas

Contributor

Nikolaos Sferopoulos, MD

Diagnosis

morphea lipoatrophy scleroderma

Body Site

buttock thigh calf

Age

6 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

linear

Color

brown

Morphology

depressed (atrophy, loss of soft tissue,scar)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy 6-year-old girl developed lipoatrophy underlying a plaque of linear morphea involving the right buttock, the posterior aspect of the thigh and the calf. She had no functional impairment, and the lesion remained stable for over a year.

Description

linear slightly hyperpigmented plaque with underlying loss of fat

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8/31/2004 14:42:51

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