About The Medical Condition Localized Scleroderma

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Localized Scleroderma

Localized Scleroderma Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Localized Scleroderma Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Localized Scleroderma?

A chronic, localized hardening and thickening of the skin. Lesions may be categorized as morphea (guttate, profunda, pansclerotic) or linear (with or without melorheostosis or hemiatrophy). It is twice as common in women as in men. The condition is characterized by skin ischemia, lymphocytic infiltrates, swollen collagen bundles, and thickening of the dermis with reduction of subcutaneous fat.

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