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Solitary Morphea Profunda in a 5‐Year‐Old Girl: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Kobayashi Kenneth A.,
Lui Harvey,
Prendiville Julie S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1991.tb00936.x
Subject(s) - morphea , medicine , localized scleroderma , dermis , girl , pathology , dermatology , thickening , biopsy , psychology , developmental psychology , chemistry , polymer science , lichen sclerosus
A 5‐year‐old girl had a solitary sclerotic plaque on the back of recent onset. The histopathologic features were consistent with morphea profunda. Thickening and homogenization of collagen bundles were demonstrated in the dermis and subcutaneous tissues, admixed with a prominent lymphocytic and plasma cell inflammatory infiltrate. Solitary morphea profunda is a variant of localized scleroderma that has not been reported previously in childhood. Cases described in the literature as nodular or keloid morphea may represent a similar entity.