64 - Morphea and Lichen Sclerosus Flashcards
Y/N: Organ involvement in morphea is distinctly different from systemic sclerosis
Yes
Morphea is more common in (males/females)
Females
Most common pediatric subtype of morphea
Linear morphea
Formerly described as Parry-Romberg syndrome
En coup de sabre or
Progressive hemifacial atrophy
Subtypes that predominate in adults
Circumscribed morphea
Generalized morphea
Stages of cutaneous lesions in morphea
Inflammatory
Sclerotic
Atrophic
Stage of morphea:
Erythematous plaques or patches, sometimes with a reticulated appearance
Develop hypopigmented sclerotic plaques at the center, surrounded by an erythematous or violaceous border
Inflammatory stage
Stage of morphea:
Sclerosis develops centrally, has a shiny white color with surrounding hyperpigmentation
Sclerotic stage
Stage of morphea:
Sclerotic plaques softens and becomes atrophic with hypopigmentation or hyperpigmentation
Atrophic stage
The _____ stage is associated with cigarette paper wrinkling (papillary dermis), cliff drop (dermal), or deep indentions altering the contour of the affected body part (subcutis or deeper atrophy)
Atrophic
Morphea subtypes
- Circumscribed
- Linear
- Generalized
a. Coalescent plaque
b. Pansclerotic
c. Mixed
Both linear and generalized morphea may begin with
Circumscribed lesions
Though to be a residua of plaque-type morphea
Borders have a “cliff-drop” appearance resembling “burnt-out” morphea lesions
Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini
Generalized morphea is characterized by more than or equal to _____ lesions on at least _____ of 7 different anatomic sites
4
2
3 variants of generalized morphea
- Isomorphic
- Symmetric
- Pansclerotic
In contrast to systemic sclerosis, generalized morphea does not present with
Acrosclerosis or sclerodactyly
Linear morphea usually affects the
Extremities
Face
May present as an atrophic linear plaque on the forehead extending to the scalp (where cicatricial alopecia occurs), brow, nose, and lip
En coup de sabre (“cut of the sword”)
In deep morphea, a “_____ sign” (depression) may be present at the site of tendons and ligaments
Groove
Also known as Shulman syndrome
Presents with rapid onset of symmetric areas of pain and poorly circumscribed indurated, plaques, usually on the extremities
Eosinophilic fasciitis
Most common extracutaneous finding in morphea patients
Musculoskeletal involvement
Complications associated with en coup de sabre
Neurologic
Ocular
_____ morphea is associated with an increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma
Pansclerotic
_____ morphea is associated with an increased rate of autoimmune disease
Generalized
The pathogenesis of morphea appears to involve a transition form a predominantly _____ profile in the early inflammatory stage of morphea to a _____ profile in the later sclerotic stage
Th1
Th2
Histologic examination may aid therapeutic decision making because it is sometimes difficult to determine the degree of activity or depth of involvement by clinical examination alone. Biopsy of the _____ of a lesion may provide insight into both
Advancing edge
ANAs occur in 34% to 80% of patients and are more common in patients with _____ disease
Linear or
Generalized
Y/N: The clinical and prognostic significance of autoantibodies in morphea remains unclear and testing for them is not indicated
Yes