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Morphea

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Mar 24, 2022 | Replies (12)

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@gingerbear22

This is 2022. Any current info? I find this site difficult to navigate.

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Hi @gingerbear22, There has not been much activity in this discussion and the members who have posted about morphea have not been active since April 2020 when they last posted. I'm not sure if they are still following this discussion.

I noticed in your previous post in another discussion you posted that you had another biopsy and the result was lichen schlerosus, but you think it looks like photos you’ve seen of morphea. I did find some information that may offer an explanation of why the two may be confused.

"Morphea is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by sclerosis of the skin. The term localized scleroderma is also used in some texts. This causes confusion with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), often resulting in unnecessary evaluation and anxiety. It is the opinion of the authors that the term localized scleroderma should be avoided. Morphea itself has a spectrum of manifestations ranging from skin only to multiple organ involvement. Of note, organ involvement in morphea is distinctly different from systemic sclerosis" --- Morphea and Lichen Sclerosus | Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e: https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2570&sectionid=210426650

Sorry you find Connect difficult to navigate. If you are having trouble, maybe we can help. Do you mind sharing what task you find hard to do on Connect?