Morphea of the Breast

Case Reports and Review of Literature

Shetty, Geeta MD, MRCS, MS
Lewis, Fiona MRCP
Thrush, Steven FRCS

^*Department of Surgery, Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, United Kingdom
^†Department of Dermatology, Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, United Kingdom

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Geeta Shetty, Department of Surgery, Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom or e-mail: [email protected].

The Breast Journal 13(3):p 302-304, May-June 2007.

Morphea of the breast is an uncommon skin condition associated with autoimmune disorders and has also been described following radiotherapy. The inflammatory stage of morphea can commonly be mistaken for a breast abscess or inflammation. We report two cases of localized scleroderma affecting the breast with no history of autoimmune disease or radiation treatment. In both the cases, the lesions improved with the use of topical steroids.