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[Nodules on localized scleroderma or morphea]
P Bayle1, J Bazex, M-C Marguery
1Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France. bayle.p@chu-toulouse.fr
Background:
Localized scleroderma or morphea usually appears as flat or depressed lesions.
Observations:
We report 3 cases of morphea with atypical appearance, alternating pigmented and depigmented patches with nodules or sclerous bands, occurring in adult men.
Discussion:
The occurrence of nodular elements on generalized or localized scleroderma, although rare, was first reported in the literature by Addisson in 1884. These nodules usually appear during evolution. These scleroderma are then described as being keloidal or nodular. We report 3 cases of nodules on localized scleroderma which appeared at the beginning of the dermatosis and where the scleroderma had a similar unusual irregularly pigmented appearance.
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