Parry-Romberg syndrome with coexistent morphea

We present a 14-year-old girl with a nine-year history of progressive subcutaneous atrophy on the right side of the face, which is consistent with a diagnosis of Parry-Romberg syndrome. The onset of the atrophy was heralded by the development of a morpheaform plaque on the right temple. This case hi...

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Published inDermatology online journal Vol. 14; no. 10; p. 21
Main Authors Lane, Tameka K, Cheung, Jessie, Schaffer, Julie V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of California Digital Library - eScholarship 15.10.2008
Subjects
Adolescent
Atrophy
Biopsy
Dermatology
Disease Progression
Facial Hemiatrophy - complications
Facial Hemiatrophy - pathology
Female
Humans
Malocclusion - complications
Patients
Scleroderma
Scleroderma, Localized - complications
Scleroderma, Localized - pathology
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ISSN1087-2108
1087-2108
DOI10.5070/D38DK1B0FW

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Summary:We present a 14-year-old girl with a nine-year history of progressive subcutaneous atrophy on the right side of the face, which is consistent with a diagnosis of Parry-Romberg syndrome. The onset of the atrophy was heralded by the development of a morpheaform plaque on the right temple. This case highlights the substantial of overlap of Parry-Romberg syndrome and morphea.
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ISSN:1087-2108
1087-2108
DOI:10.5070/D38DK1B0FW