Morphea of the eyelids

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 89; no. 11; p. 1285
• Main Authors: El-Baba, F, Frangieh, G T, Iliff, W J, Hood, A B, Green, W R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.1982
• Subjects: Adolescent; Eyelid Diseases - diagnosis; Eyelid Diseases - pathology; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Scleroderma, Localized - diagnosis; Scleroderma, Localized - pathology

Morphea, or localized scleroderma, of the eyelids is an uncommon disease. Morphea usually involves the thorax, trunk, lower and upper extremities, face, and genitalia. In the present report a patient with a biopsy-proven morphea of both upper eyelids is described. The salient histopathologic feature...