"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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Development of Coup de Sabre in an HIV-Positive Patient: A Case Study from Lilongwe, Malawi. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 May 07; 112(5):1044-1047.
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Barriers to care in juvenile localized and systemic scleroderma: an exploratory survey study of caregivers' perspectives. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2023 Apr 25; 21(1):39.
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Rare presentation of calcification associated with long-standing linear morphea. Int J Dermatol. 2023 06; 62(6):803-804.
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Targeting PI3Kd function for amelioration of murine chronic graft-versus-host disease. Am J Transplant. 2019 06; 19(6):1820-1830.
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Annular plaques: An unusual manifestation of graft-versus-host disease. Dermatol Online J. 2012 Jun 15; 18(6):4.
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Topical treatment of sclerodermoid chronic graft vs. host disease. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Feb; 81(2):143-9.
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Localized scleroderma in breast cancer patients treated with supervoltage external beam radiation: radiation port scleroderma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1997 Nov; 37(5 Pt 1):806-8.
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Localized scleroderma in breast cancer patients treated with supervoltage external beam radiation: radiation port scleroderma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996 Dec; 35(6):923-7.