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Localized scleroderma

Known as: Addison's keloid, scleroderma morphea, morphea scleroderma 
A chronic disorder, possibly autoimmune, marked by excessive production of collagen which results in hardening and thickening of body tissues… 
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CATARACT-ALOPECIA-SCLERODACTYLY SYNDROMEGeneralized morpheaJuvenile-onset sclerodermaKeratoderma with scleroatrophy of the extremities
Circumscribed MorpheaCollagen DiseasesIn BloodJuvenile Localized Scleroderma

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Anti-DNA topoisomerase IIα autoantibodies in localized scleroderma
Objective To determine the prevalence and clinical correlation of anti-DNA topoisomerase IIα (anti–topo IIα) antibody in… 
2003
2003
Topical tacrolimus in the treatment of localized scleroderma.
Although the cause of localized scleroderma is unknown, an autoimmune mechanism is suspected. We describe two patients with… 
1999
1999
Autoantibodies to the extracellular matrix microfibrillar protein, fibrillin 1, in patients with localized scleroderma.
OBJECTIVE Serum autoantibodies to fibrillin 1, the major component of microfibrils in the extracellular matrix, recently have… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Dermal mast cells in scleroderma: their skin density, tryptase/chymase phenotypes and degranulation
To determine the distribution, tryptase/chymase phenotypes and degranulation of mast cells (MCs) in the dermis of patients with… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Neurologic Abnormalities in Two Patients with Facial Hemiatrophy and Sclerosis Coexisting with Morphea
Abstract: Progressive facial hemiatrophy or Parry‐Romberg syndrome is a rare entity characterized by unilateral atrophy of the… 
1996
1996
Lymphoproliferative responses to Borrelia burgdorferi in circumscribed scleroderma
Summary Humoral immune responses to Borrelia hurgdorferi (Bb) have been reported to occur in certain patients with circumscribed… 
1994
1994
Antigen specificity of antihistone antibodies in localized scleroderma.
BACKGROUND AND DESIGN Recently, we detected antihistone antibodies (AHAs) in patients with localized scleroderma. However, the… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Autoantibodies in Scleroderma
  • M. Fritzler
  • Journal of dermatology (Print)
  • 1993
  • Corpus ID: 924958
Autoantibodies directed against nuclear, nucleolar, and a number of cytoplasmic components are described in the sera of… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Localized scleroderma (morphoea): thickness of sclerotic plaques as measured by 15 MHz pulsed ultrasound.
The thickness of morphoea plaques was measured by A-mode ultrasound and compared to regional control measurements in the same… 
1961
1961
Electromyographic findings in scleroderma.
Muscular involvement in scleroderma (SD) has long been extensively referred to in classical neurological as well as… 
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