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Nodular morphea in a linear pattern
Author(s) -
Hsu Sylvia,
Lee MinWei Christine,
MPH .,
Carlton Soni,
Kramer E. Michael,
Of Dermatology From the Department,
Of Medicine Baylor College,
Houston .,
Texas .,
Of Dermatology Department,
Biology Cutaneous,
Of Thomas Jefferson Medical College,
University Jefferson,
Philadelphia .,
Pennsylvania .
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00728.x
Subject(s) - morphea , reticular dermis , dermis , medicine , reticular connective tissue , lesion , biopsy , pathology , axilla , anatomy , cancer , breast cancer
A 9‐year‐old black girl presented with papules and nodules in a linear distribution on her right inner arm, right axilla, and right chest ( Fig. 1 ). The lesions were hyperpigmented, indurated, and had been present for 3 years. She was otherwise healthy. A biopsy of one of the lesions revealed a sparse superficial and deep perivascular infiltrate of lymphocytes, compactly arranged collagen bundles in the upper part of the dermis, and abundant mucin throughout the reticular dermis, which was consistent with morphea with dermal mucinosis ( Fig. 2 ). Biopsy of another lesion revealed classic histologic features of morphea: thickened bundles of collagen crowded in the reticular dermis aligned parallel to the skin surface. 1Discrete nodules in a linear distribution on the right arm2Biopsy of a lesion