Scleroderma, Localized

"Scleroderma, Localized" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A term used to describe a variety of localized asymmetrical SKIN thickening that is similar to those of SYSTEMIC SCLERODERMA but without the disease features in the multiple internal organs and BLOOD VESSELS. Lesions may be characterized as patches or plaques (morphea), bands (linear), or nodules.

Descriptor ID	D012594
MeSH Number(s)	C17.300.787 C17.800.767
Concept/Terms	Scleroderma, Localized Scleroderma, Localized Localized Scleroderma Sclerodermas, Localized Scleroderma, Circumscribed Circumscribed Scleroderma Dermatosclerosis Dermatosclerosis Morphea Morphea Morpheas Scleroderma, Linear Scleroderma, Linear Linear Scleroderma Frontal Linear Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre

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Diseases [C]
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
Connective Tissue Diseases [C17.300]
Scleroderma, Localized [C17.300.787]
Skin Diseases [C17.800]
Scleroderma, Localized [C17.800.767]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
2005	2	1	3
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	1	2

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Saleem MD, Oussedik E, Schoch JJ, Berger AC, Picardo M. Acquired disorders with depigmentation: A systematic approach to vitiliginoid conditions. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 May; 80(5):1215-1231.e6.

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Ross NA, Lee JB, Keller MS. Atrophodermalike guttate morphea. Cutis. 2018 08; 102(2):E7-E10.

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Cox LA, Webster GF, Piera-Velazquez S, Jimenez SA. Multiplex assessment of serum cytokine and chemokine levels in idiopathic morphea and vitamin K1-induced morphea. Clin Rheumatol. 2017 May; 36(5):1173-1178.

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Eutsler EP, Horton DB, Epelman M, Finkel T, Averill LW. Musculoskeletal MRI findings of juvenile localized scleroderma. Pediatr Radiol. 2017 Apr; 47(4):442-449.

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Hock LE, Kontzialis M, Szewka AJ. Linear scleroderma en coup de sabre presenting with positional diplopia and enophthalmos. Neurology. 2016 10 18; 87(16):1741-1742.

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Castello-Cros R, Whitaker-Menezes D, Molchansky A, Purkins G, Soslowsky LJ, Beason DP, Sotgia F, Iozzo RV, Lisanti MP. Scleroderma-like properties of skin from caveolin-1-deficient mice: implications for new treatment strategies in patients with fibrosis and systemic sclerosis. Cell Cycle. 2011 Jul 01; 10(13):2140-50.

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Liu S, Kapoor M, Shi-wen X, Kennedy L, Denton CP, Glogauer M, Abraham DJ, Leask A. Role of Rac1 in a bleomycin-induced scleroderma model using fibroblast-specific Rac1-knockout mice. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Jul; 58(7):2189-95.

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Zannin ME, Martini G, Athreya BH, Russo R, Higgins G, Vittadello F, Alpigiani MG, Alessio M, Paradisi M, Woo P, Zulian F. Ocular involvement in children with localised scleroderma: a multi-centre study. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Oct; 91(10):1311-4.

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Zulian F, Athreya BH, Laxer R, Nelson AM, Feitosa de Oliveira SK, Punaro MG, Cuttica R, Higgins GC, Van Suijlekom-Smit LW, Moore TL, Lindsley C, Garcia-Consuegra J, Esteves Hil?rio MO, Lepore L, Silva CA, Machado C, Garay SM, Uziel Y, Martini G, Foeldvari I, Peserico A, Woo P, Harper J. Juvenile localized scleroderma: clinical and epidemiological features in 750 children. An international study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2006 May; 45(5):614-20.

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Zulian F, Vallongo C, Woo P, Russo R, Ruperto N, Harper J, Espada G, Corona F, Mukamel M, Vesely R, Musiej-Nowakowska E, Chaitow J, Ros J, Apaz MT, Gerloni V, Mazur-Zielinska H, Nielsen S, Ullman S, Horneff G, Wouters C, Martini G, Cimaz R, Laxer R, Athreya BH. Localized scleroderma in childhood is not just a skin disease. Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Sep; 52(9):2873-81.

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