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5. Classification

Researchers and medical experts recognize several classifications for morphea:

  • Generalized morphea: widespread plaques and changes in skin pigmentation; associations with muscle wasting
  • Morphea-lichen sclerosus et atrophicus overlap: lesions of both morphea and another inflammatory skin condition called lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
  • Morphea profunda: affects deep subcutaneous tissue
  • Pansclerotic morphea: lesions in many areas that limit joint motion
  • Linear morphea: localized patches causing lines of thickened skin
  • Frontal linear morphea: linear patches on the scalp
  • Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini: large, oval-shaped lesions with sharp borders; higher collagen levels; lesions are smooth

Signs, Causes, and Treatments of Morphea

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