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Patient With Generalized Guttate Morphea and Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
Coexistencia de Morfea en Gotas Generalizada y Liquen Escleroatrófico: A Propósito de un Caso
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Correspondence: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital de Cruces, Plaza de Cruces s/n, 48903 Barakaldo, Vizcaya, Spain.
, J. Gardeazabal, Z. Martínez de Lagrán, J.L. Díaz-Pérez
Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Vizcaya, Spain
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Abstract

Generalized guttate morphea is a very uncommon clinical entity, and few reports are available in the literature. We report the case of a 7-year-old boy who first attended our clinic in 1990 with guttate morphea on the trunk and upper limbs. These lesions were associated with plaque morphea on his right foot. Twelve years later, lesions with a different appearance to the previous ones were observed in the right pectoral region. Clinically and histopathologically, they resembled lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. Given that morphea and lichen sclerosus et atrophicus share certain clinical and pathologic characteristics, some authors believe that these entities may be related or even different presentations of the same disease.

The most noteworthy aspect of our case is the type of morphea, as we were unable to find equivalent examples in the literature.

Key words:
guttate morphea
plaque morphea
scleroderma
lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
Resumen

La morfea en gotas generalizada es una entidad clínica muy poco frecuente, con escasas referencias en la literatura. Describimos el caso de un varón de 7 años que acudió por primera vez a nuestra consulta en 1990 presentando este tipo de morfea en el tronco y las extremidades superiores, asociado a la variante en placas en el pie derecho. Doce años después le aparecieron unas lesiones en la región pectoral derecha de aspecto diferente a las previas, y que resultaron ser características clínica e histopatológicamente de liquen escleroso y atrófico (LEA). La morfea y el LEA comparten algunas características clínico-patológicas, y por ello algunos autores creen que podría tratarse de entidades emparentadas, e incluso de dos presentaciones distintas de una misma enfermedad.

Creemos que lo más llamativo del caso que describimos es el tipo de morfea que presenta, de la que no hemos encontrado ejemplos equiparables en la literatura.

Palabras clave:
morfea en gotas
morfea en placas
esclerodermia
liquen escleroatrófico
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