Look up: Morphea

1. morphea
   [n] - localized scleroderma
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2. Morphea
   Morphea: Skin changes that are localized to one or more patchy areas of skin that become hardened, dry, smooth and slightly pigmented. Morphea is called 'localized scleroderma' but it rarely, if ever, evolves into full-fledged scleroderma, an autoimmune disease of the connective tissue.
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3. morphea
   A skin lesion that is characterised by the presence of localised, indurated, slightly depressed areas of thickened dermal tissue that may be white or yellow in colour and surrounded by a pink or purplish halo. ... See: in cutaneus scleroderma. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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4. morphea
   noun localized scleroderma
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5. morphea
   (mor-fe´ә) a localized type of scleroderma in which connective tissue replaces the skin and sometimes subcutaneous tissues, with formation of white or pink patches, bands, or lines that are sometimes bordered by a purple areola. The lesions are firm but not hard and are usually depressed; they may remain loc...
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6. morphea
   Type: Term Pronunciation: mōr-fē′ă Definitions: 1. Cutaneous lesion(s) characterized by indurated, slightly depressed plaques of thickened dermal fibrous tissue of a whitish or yellowish-white color surrounded by a pinkish or purplish halo. Lesions occur at any age, without syst...
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7. Morphea
   Localized scleroderma Morphea is a localized sclerosis of the skin of unknown etiology. There is increasing evidence that at least some cases are secondary to a Borrelia infection. Early lesions typically show evidence of inflammation. A white firm plaque appears at the inflammatory site, surroundin...
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8. Morphea
   Lesions are asymptomatic, well-demarcated, indurated, slightly depressed plaques of thickened dermal fibrous tissue.
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9. Morphea
   | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = derm | eMedicineTopic = 272 | MeshID = D012594 --> `Morphea` is a medical term for localized morphea-->--> The disease involves isolated patches of hardened skin - there generally is no internal organ involvement. Background, nomenclature,...
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10. Morphea
    (comics) `Morphea 6593AB-7`, usually simply called Morphea (pronunciation: MORE-fee-ah), is a fictional character published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Atari Force (second series) #1 (January 1984). Fictional character biography: Morphea is an alien from the Canopian race, born...
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