Catalog

Generalised morphoea

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Generalised morphoea – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1911879877

A rare disabling and potentially fatal condition in which diffuse symmetrical sclerosis of the skin develops insidiously in the absence of associated systemic disturbances or Raynaud phenomenon. The aetiology is unknown. Its onset is usually in early to middle adult life, starting with plaques on the trunk which become confluent and then spread to limbs, neck and head. It may impede breathing because of restriction of thoracic wall movement.