Inflammatory morphea mimicking an acquired port-wine stain initially treated with pulsed-dye laser

The early inflammatory lesions of morphea may present with erythema or violaceous patches and plaques before evolving into areas of sclerosis. They have been misdiagnosed as acquired port-wine stains (PWSs). We report a previously well 7-year-old Chinese girl presenting with early facial morphea mim...

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Published inJournal of cosmetic and laser therapy Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 277 - 280
Main Authors Ng, Shanna Shan-Yi, Tay, Yong-Kwang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.2015
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Child
China
Cosmetic Techniques
Diagnosis, Differential
Erythema
Face
Female
Humans
Lasers, Dye
Low-Level Light Therapy
Port-Wine Stain - diagnosis
Port-Wine Stain - pathology
Port-Wine Stain - radiotherapy
Scleroderma, Localized - diagnosis
China
morphea
pulsed-dye laser therapy
port-wine stain
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Summary:The early inflammatory lesions of morphea may present with erythema or violaceous patches and plaques before evolving into areas of sclerosis. They have been misdiagnosed as acquired port-wine stains (PWSs). We report a previously well 7-year-old Chinese girl presenting with early facial morphea mimicking an acquired PWS with unusual histologic features of perineural inflammation. The presence of cutaneous perineural inflammation may be seen in a small percentage of cases of morphea and appears to be a feature of early inflammatory morphea. We report this case to highlight the importance in recognizing this entity and summarize the reported cases of inflammatory morphea mimicking acquired PWSs.
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ISSN:1476-4172
1476-4180
DOI:10.3109/14764172.2015.1027225