Adult-onset Generalized Morphea

Adult-onset Generalized Morphea : A Retrospective Multicenter Study

This study aimed to describe the demographical and clinical characteristics of a retrospective cohort of adult-onset GM and to investigate whether these findings differ between patients with an isomorphic and a symmetric pattern of lesion distribution.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age of onset ≥ 18 years
• Patients with generalized morphea as defined by criteria established by Laxer and Zulian (4 or more morpheaform plaques larger than 3 centimeters that show tendency to confluence and involve at least 2 different anatomic sites)
• Availability of good-quality clinical photographs
• Patient who, after being informed, has not expressed his or her opposition to the re-use of his or her data for the purposes of this research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with linear morphea who met criteria for generalized morphea
• Patient's opposition to participate