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. 2022 Jul-Aug;67(4):446-448.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_211_22.

Morphea Profunda Masquerading as Prurigo Nodularis: An Uncommon Presentation

Angoori G Rao  1 , M Naresh  1 , Sanchi Gupta  1 , G Santhoshi  1 , K Nandita  1
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Morphea Profunda Masquerading as Prurigo Nodularis: An Uncommon Presentation

Angoori G Rao et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2022 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Multiple ill to well-defined hyperpigmented patches and plaques over both the legs extending from below the knee to the dorsal surface of feet anteriorly
Figure 2
Figure 2
Ill to well-defined hyperpigmented patches and plaques over both the legs extending from below the knee to just above the heels posteriorly
Figure 3
Figure 3
Basket weave lamellar orthokeratosis in the epidermis. Dermis shows haphazardly arranged collagen bundles and trabeculae dividing the subcutaneous fat. Blood vessel walls showed thickening with narrowing of their lumen with perivascular lymphocytes, plasma cells, and histiocytes (H&E stain, ×10)
Figure 4
Figure 4
Dermis shows haphazardly arranged collagen bundles and thickened blood vessel walls with narrowing of their lumen and perivascular lymphocytes, plasma cells, and histiocytes. (H&E stain, ×40)
Figure 5
Figure 5
Invasion of subcutaneous tissue by collagen and the trabeculae dividing subcutaneous fat are thickened (H&E stain, ×100)
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