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
Morphea - very low mag.
Morphea - low mag.
Morphea - intermed. mag.
Morphea - high mag.
Morphea - high mag.
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Skin, Left Medial Back, Punch Biopsy: - Moprhea.
See also
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.