Pediatric morphea (localized scleroderma): review of 136 patients.

Background: Morphea is an autoimmune inflammatory sclerosing disorder that may cause permanent functional disability and disfigurement.

Objectives: We sought to determine the clinical features of morphea in a large pediatric cohort.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of 136 pediatric patients with morphea from one center, 1989 to 2006.

Pachydermodactyly: case report and review of the literature.

Background: Pachydermodactyly is a benign form of digital fibromatosis usually presenting in male adolescent patients as asymptomatic nodules on the lateral aspects of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the fingers. It is commonly misdiagnosed as a juvenile rheumatologic condition.

Objective And Conclusion: Recognition of the features of this disease will assist dermatologists and rheumatologists in making the diagnosis of this rare condition.