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Lokalize skleroderma

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Also known as Circumscribed scleroderma NOS (disorder), Morphea, Scleroderma, circumscribed or localized, Unspecified circumscribed scleroderma (disorder), localised morphoea, localized morphea (disorder), localized scleroderma (disorder) [Ambiguous], Pansclerotic morphea

Morphea is a form of scleroderma that mainly involves isolated patches of hardened skin on the face, hands, and feet, or anywhere else on the body, usually with no internal organ involvement. However, in Deep Morphea inflammation and sclerosis can be found in the deep dermis, panniculus, fascia, superficial muscle and bone.

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Medical condition (new).name
Morphea
Medical condition (new).synonyms
Localized scleroderma or Circumscribed scleroderma
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Subclass of
scleroderma
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NCI Thesaurus ID
C72069
health specialty
dermatology
Commons category
Morphea
ICD-9-CM
701.0
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