Morphia or Morphea?

[meghans_mom]

Hi all

sorry to post this here but my nephew (non-DS) was just diagnosed w/ this condition (morphia/morphea) and I was wondering if anyone has any experience w/ it or knows anyone suffering from it.
Morphia is a horrible skin condition - an autoimmune disease in the same family as scleroderma, but it's usually not fatal but not nice in it's own right.
thanks - and again sorry for posting this in the wrong spot
laurie

[Debi]

:-/Laurie, I don't have any knowledge of this but wanted to tell yo that I'm sending a prayer up for your nephew and his family.
One thing they DO have is a Laurie in the family; you are a wonderful Aunt!!

[meghans_mom]

Thanks, Debi - that's very sweet of you to say! And many thanks for the prayers...they are much appreciated and much needed!
hugs, laurie

[Emilysmom]

Laurie~
First of all, I'll be thinking of your nephew. I'm familiar with scleroderma, but generally I see it in the last stages in my elderly patients. I'm sure you have already looked up info on it, but a quick search showed this:

www.sclero.org/medical/about-sd/types/morphea.html

Keep us posted on him,
Susan

[meghans_mom]

Susan - thanks for that site - I hadn't seen it yet. Will pass it along to my SIL as well.
he just had the biopsy done and won't have results for 4 weeks or so but the derm said it looks pretty favorable....so let's hope he's right!
thanks again. laurie