An unusual presentation of deep morphea (morphea profunda):  peripheral sensory motor nerve involvement, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism

Nassiri-Kashani, Mansour; Babakoohi, Shahab; Kazerouni-Timsar, Ali

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Nassiri-Kashani M, Babakoohi S, Kazerouni-Timsar A. An unusual presentation of deep morphea (morphea profunda): peripheral sensory motor nerve involvement, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism. jdc 2010; 1 (3) :151-153
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An unusual presentation of deep morphea (morphea profunda): peripheral sensory motor nerve involvement, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism

Mansour Nassiri-Kashani ^*

¹, Shahab Babakoohi

, Ali Kazerouni-Timsar

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This case report introduces a 28-year-old male patient with morphea profunda, peripheral sensory motor nerve involvement, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism as an unusual presentation of deep morphea who dramatically responded to prednisolone and metothrexate after 4 months of treatment.

Keywords: morphea profunda, peripheral sensory motor nerve, diabetes mellitus

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: General
Received: 2010/10/12 | Accepted: 2010/11/3 | Published: 2013/07/16