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'''Morphea profunda''' is a type of [[panniculitis]]. It is also known as ''scleroderma panniculitis''. | |||
==General== | |||
{{Main|Scleroderma}} | |||
*Think about the name... sclerotic (sclero-) dermis (-derma). | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid18948765>{{Cite journal | last1 = Brinster | first1 = NK. | title = Dermatopathology for the surgical pathologist: a pattern-based approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory skin disorders (part II). | journal = Adv Anat Pathol | volume = 15 | issue = 6 | pages = 350-69 | month = Nov | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/PAP.0b013e31818b1ac6 | PMID = 18948765 }}</ref> | |||
*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: | |||
**[http://www.dermaamin.com/site/images/histo-pic/s/superficial-morphea/superficial-morphea1.jpg Morphea - low mag. (dermaamin.com)].<ref>URL: [http://www.dermaamin.com/site/histopathology-of-the-skin/71-s/2154-superficial-morphea-.html http://www.dermaamin.com/site/histopathology-of-the-skin/71-s/2154-superficial-morphea-.html]. Accessed on: 5 October 2011.</ref> | |||
**[http://www.dermaamin.com/site/images/histo-pic/s/superficial-morphea/superficial-morphea2.jpg Morphea - high mag. (dermaamin.com)]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Panniculitis]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Dermatopathology]] | |||