"Scleroderma, Localized" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.300.787 C17.800.767
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| Concept/Terms |
Scleroderma, Localized- Scleroderma, Localized
- Localized Scleroderma
- Sclerodermas, Localized
- Scleroderma, Circumscribed
- Circumscribed Scleroderma
Scleroderma, Linear- Scleroderma, Linear
- Linear Scleroderma
- Frontal Linear Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scleroderma, Localized" by people in Profiles.
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The Collaborative National Quality and Efficacy Registry for Scleroderma: association of medication use on gastrointestinal tract symptoms in early disease and the importance of tobacco cessation. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2023 Aug; 41(8):1632-1638.
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Autoantibodies and scleroderma phenotype define subgroups at high-risk and low-risk for cancer. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 08; 77(8):1179-1186.
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Linear scleroderma en coup de sabre presenting with positional diplopia and enophthalmos. Neurology. 2016 10 18; 87(16):1741-1742.
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Mycophenolate Mofetil and Mood Changes in Children with Skin Disorders. Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 May; 33(3):e216-7.
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Can a Multi-Dimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ) and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data (RAPID) scores be informative in patients with all rheumatic diseases? Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Aug; 21(4):733-53.
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Cutaneous manifestations of systemic diseases. Med Clin North Am. 1998 Nov; 82(6):1359-79, vi-vii.
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Morphea after bromocriptine therapy. Int J Dermatol. 1989 Apr; 28(3):177-9.
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Clinical and serologic expression of localized scleroderma. Case report and review of the literature. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1985 Aug; 13(2 Pt 2):342-50.