Research Article

Quality of Life in Patients with Morphea: A Cross-Sectional Study and a Review of the Current Literature

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patient population.

Morphea, (%)

Gender
 Male8 (12.3%)
 Female57 (87.7%)
Age
Clinical subtype of morphea
 Plaque type31 (47.7%)
 Generalized type15 (23.0%)
 Linear type3 (4.6%)
 En coup de sabre1 (1.5%)
 Progressive facial hemiatrophy (Pary-Romberg syndrome)2 (3.1%)
 Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini (APP)7 (10.8%)
Deep type1 (1.5%)
 Lichen sclerosus5 (7.7%)
Autoimmune comorbidity
 Yes14 (21.5%)
 No51 (78.5%)
Autoimmune diseases in the family
 Yes14 (21.5%)
 No51 (78.5%)
Presence of antinuclear antibodies
 Yes18 (27.7%)
 No24 (36.9%)
 Not assessed23 (35.4%)