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Scleroderma je redka bolezen, ki prizadene vezivna tkiva in se kaže kot otrdela koža ter včasih prizadene druge dele telesa. Obstajata dve glavni vrsti: systemic sclerosis , ki vključuje otrdelost kože in notranje organe, in localized scleroderma , znana tudi kot morfea, ki običajno ostane omejena na kožo in tkiva pod njo, z benignim in samoomejujočim potekom. Čeprav je lokalizirana skleroderma neobičajna in njen vzrok ni jasen, nedavne raziskave kažejo, da lahko prizadene tudi notranje organe in povzroči različne zdravstvene težave. Glede na možno resnost localized scleroderma je zgodnje zdravljenje ključnega pomena za preprečevanje zapletov.
Scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disease that is manifested by cutaneous sclerosis and variable systemic involvement. Two categories of scleroderma are known: systemic sclerosis, characterized by cutaneous sclerosis and visceral involvement, and localized scleroderma or morphea which classically presents benign and self-limited evolution and is confined to the skin and/or underlying tissues. Localized scleroderma is a rare disease of unknown etiology. Recent studies show that the localized form may affect internal organs and have variable morbidity. Treatment should be started very early, before complications occur due to the high morbidity of localized scleroderma.

Morphea , znana tudi kot lokalizirana skleroderma, je redka avtoimunska bolezen, ki prizadene vezivno tkivo. Pojavi se lahko na različne načine in ni zelo pogost, vsako leto ima približno 0. 4 - 2. 7 primerov na 100. 000 ljudi. Morphea se pogosto pojavi pri otrocih, starih od 2 do 14 let, in pogosteje prizadene deklice kot dečke.
Morphea (localized scleroderma) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease with variable clinical presentations, with an annual incidence of 0.4-2.7 cases per 100,000. Morphea occurs most frequently in children aged 2-14 years, and the disease exhibits a female predominance.