Korean J Dermatol.
2009 Jan;47(1):115-117.
A Case of Morphea on the Vertex
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. ahnsk@yonsei.ac.kr
- 2Department of Dermatology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
- 3Department of Dermatology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Dermatology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.
Abstract
- Morphea is a subclass of localized scleroderma, and this is a connective tissue disorder that is limited to the skin and subcutaneous tissue. We report here on a case of a 43-year-old woman who presented with a solitary skin colored plaque in the vertex area. The histopathologic findings showed basal hydrophic changes of the basal cells, multiple melanophages in the upper dermis and broadened, compact, eosinophilic collagen fibers in the entire dermis. We finally made the diagnosis of morphea in the vertex, and the vertex is an unusual site for this disease.
