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Morphea, or localized scleroderma, is a connective tissue disorder characterized by thickening of the dermis and/or subcutaneous tissues. The dermatoscopic hallmark of morphea is the presence of the so-called white fibrotic beams, which are commonly associated with linear branching vessels. Such structures correspond to dermal fibrosis and appear as whitish structureless areas with blurry edges. They are often detectable even in clinically non-sclerotic lesions, thereby addressing early recognition of this disorder.
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Errichetti, E., Stinco, G. (2018). Morphea. In: Micali, G., Lacarrubba, F., Stinco, G., Argenziano, G., Neri, I. (eds) Atlas of Pediatric Dermatoscopy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71168-3_16
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