Updates on Morphea: Role of Vascular Injury and Advances in Treatment

Morphea and systemic sclerosis are fibrosing disorders of the skin that share common inflammatory and immunologic pathways that are responsible for the vascular changes, increased collagen production, and extracellular matrix proliferation seen in both conditions. Recent advances in molecular biolog...

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Main Authors: Julio C. Sartori-Valinotti, Megha M. Tollefson, Ann M. Reed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Autoimmune Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/467808