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Quality of Life in Patients with Morphea: A Cross-Sectional Study and a Review of the Current Litera...

Quality of Life in Patients with Morphea: A Cross-Sectional Study and a Review of the Current Litera...

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Quality of Life in Patients with Morphea: A Cross-Sectional Study and a Review of the Current Literature

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Full title

Quality of Life in Patients with Morphea: A Cross-Sectional Study and a Review of the Current Literature

Publisher

Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Journal title

BioMed research international, 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-8

Language

English

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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Publishing Corporation

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Contents

Introduction. Morphea (or localized scleroderma) is an inflammatory, immune-mediated disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by excessive collagen deposition that leads to hardening of the dermis, subcutaneous tissues, or both. Morphea is associated with cosmetic and functional impairment, which might affect the patients’ quality of life (...

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Full title

Quality of Life in Patients with Morphea: A Cross-Sectional Study and a Review of the Current Literature

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7094194

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7094194

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ISSN

2314-6133

E-ISSN

2314-6141

DOI

10.1155/2020/9186274

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