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Preferred term

Scleroderma, Localized  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Circumscribed Scleroderma
  • Scleroderma, Circumscribed

Note

  • do not confuse with SCLERODERMA, LIMITED

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2004 (1971)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012594

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