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Circumscribed Morphea and Breast Asymmetry in an Adolescent
Joint Authors
Baptista, Armando Manuel Simões
Ferreira, Eduarda Macedo Osório Morais
Massa, António Augusto Fernandes
Couceiro, António Manuel Ferreira da Silva Abreu
Source
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Morphea is a rare fibrosing disorder of the skin and underlying tissues.
Circumscribed morphea presents with less than three discrete indurated plaques and breasts are commonly affected in women.
We report the case of a 12-year-old female with a right infra-areolar, nontender, brownish patch and asymmetry of the right breast with 2 years of evolution.
Skin biopsy showing thickening of the dermal collagen bundles confirmed the clinical diagnosis of morphea.
After a 3-year follow-up period without progression of disease, reconstructive surgery is scheduled.
Plaque morphea can involve all layers of the skin but associated breast deformity is rare.
It can mimic benign and malignant breast disorders justifying the benefit for early tissue biopsy.
Breast morphea generally has a good prognosis but hyperpigmentation and breast deformity in young girls have been rarely described.
An early diagnosis can possibly lead to a therapeutic intervention with a different outcome, as it can be the source of severe psychological and social issues in a delicate period of development such as adolescence.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Massa, António Augusto Fernandes& Baptista, Armando Manuel Simões& Couceiro, António Manuel Ferreira da Silva Abreu& Ferreira, Eduarda Macedo Osório Morais. 2014. Circumscribed Morphea and Breast Asymmetry in an Adolescent. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Massa, António Augusto Fernandes…[et al.]. Circumscribed Morphea and Breast Asymmetry in an Adolescent. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Massa, António Augusto Fernandes& Baptista, Armando Manuel Simões& Couceiro, António Manuel Ferreira da Silva Abreu& Ferreira, Eduarda Macedo Osório Morais. Circumscribed Morphea and Breast Asymmetry in an Adolescent. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016965
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1016965