Morphea profunda

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Morphea profunda is a type of panniculitis. It is also known as scleroderma panniculitis.

General

Main article: Scleroderma

Think about the name... sclerotic (sclero-) dermis (-derma).

Microscopic

Features:^[1]

Septal fibrosis/expansion - key feature.
- Classically ~2-3x an adipocytes thick.
+/-Deep dermal perivascular lymphocytes and plasma cells.

DDx:

Erythema nodosum.
Lichen sclerosus - fibrosis only superficial.

Images

www:
- Morphea - low mag. (dermaamin.com).^[2]
- Morphea - high mag. (dermaamin.com).

See also

Panniculitis.

References

↑ Brinster, NK. (Nov 2008). "Dermatopathology for the surgical pathologist: a pattern-based approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory skin disorders (part II).". Adv Anat Pathol 15 (6): 350-69. doi:10.1097/PAP.0b013e31818b1ac6. PMID 18948765.
↑ URL: http://www.dermaamin.com/site/histopathology-of-the-skin/71-s/2154-superficial-morphea-.html. Accessed on: 5 October 2011.

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