Lymphatic obstruction as a rare complication of morphea and response to intralesional steroid
Morphea is a rare sclerosing disorder of the skin. Linear morphea is commonly seen in children and can affect head, neck, trunk, or limbs. It may extend to involve deeper structures such as muscles, bones, and joints. Involvement of lymphatics or the vasculature is very rare. We report a case of a 2...
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| author | Ishmeet Kaur Archana Singal Deepak Jakhar Deepika Pandhi |
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| description | Morphea is a rare sclerosing disorder of the skin. Linear morphea is commonly seen in children and can affect head, neck, trunk, or limbs. It may extend to involve deeper structures such as muscles, bones, and joints. Involvement of lymphatics or the vasculature is very rare. We report a case of a 20-year-old woman presenting with linear morphea involving the nape of the neck and scalp. The lesion gradually developed two linear thick cord-like structures within the lesion of morphea because of secondary lymphatic obstruction causing restriction of neck movements. The patient was given intralesional steroid that led to softening of the skin lesions including that of cords, resulting in improvement of neck movements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ccce94695a94d0fb230779f6e3dd1152022-12-22T03:10:00ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery0974-20772019-01-01121687010.4103/JCAS.JCAS_155_18Lymphatic obstruction as a rare complication of morphea and response to intralesional steroidIshmeet KaurArchana SingalDeepak JakharDeepika PandhiMorphea is a rare sclerosing disorder of the skin. Linear morphea is commonly seen in children and can affect head, neck, trunk, or limbs. It may extend to involve deeper structures such as muscles, bones, and joints. Involvement of lymphatics or the vasculature is very rare. We report a case of a 20-year-old woman presenting with linear morphea involving the nape of the neck and scalp. The lesion gradually developed two linear thick cord-like structures within the lesion of morphea because of secondary lymphatic obstruction causing restriction of neck movements. The patient was given intralesional steroid that led to softening of the skin lesions including that of cords, resulting in improvement of neck movements.http://www.jcasonline.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2077;year=2019;volume=12;issue=1;spage=68;epage=70;aulast=KaurFibrosing disorderintralesional steroidlymphatic obstructionmorpheasclerodermasteroids |
| spellingShingle | Ishmeet Kaur Archana Singal Deepak Jakhar Deepika Pandhi Lymphatic obstruction as a rare complication of morphea and response to intralesional steroid Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery Fibrosing disorder intralesional steroid lymphatic obstruction morphea scleroderma steroids |
| title | Lymphatic obstruction as a rare complication of morphea and response to intralesional steroid |
| title_full | Lymphatic obstruction as a rare complication of morphea and response to intralesional steroid |
| title_fullStr | Lymphatic obstruction as a rare complication of morphea and response to intralesional steroid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lymphatic obstruction as a rare complication of morphea and response to intralesional steroid |
| title_short | Lymphatic obstruction as a rare complication of morphea and response to intralesional steroid |
| title_sort | lymphatic obstruction as a rare complication of morphea and response to intralesional steroid |
| topic | Fibrosing disorder intralesional steroid lymphatic obstruction morphea scleroderma steroids |
| url | http://www.jcasonline.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2077;year=2019;volume=12;issue=1;spage=68;epage=70;aulast=Kaur |
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