"Scleroderma, Localized" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012594
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.300.787 C17.800.767
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| Concept/Terms |
Scleroderma, Localized- Scleroderma, Localized
- Localized Scleroderma
- Sclerodermas, Localized
- Scleroderma, Circumscribed
- Circumscribed Scleroderma
Scleroderma, Linear- Scleroderma, Linear
- Linear Scleroderma
- Frontal Linear Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre
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