Morphea, Scleroderma, Lipoatrophy - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

morphea scleroderma lipoatrophy

Body Site

hip buttock thigh

Age

16 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

linear

Color

brown

Morphology

depressed (atrophy, loss of soft tissue,scar)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy 16-year-old girl developed lipoatrophy underlying a plaque of linear morphea. She had no functional impairment, and the lesion remained stable for several months aftr progressing for over a year.

Description

linear slightly hyperpigmented plaque with underlying lipoatrophy

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3/10/2004 17:43:23

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