MORPHEA

Course overview

MORPHEA, ALSO CALLED LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA, IS A RARE INFLAMMATORY SKIN CONDITION THAT CAN ALSO AFFECT THE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES. MORPHEA ENCOMPASSES MULTIPLE VARIANTS WITH DIFFERENT OUTCOMES RANGING FOR SMALL ISOLATED BENIGN SKIN LESIONS TO AGGRESSIVE LESIONS, WHICH CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DEFORMITIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MORPHEA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.