Snow J L, Su W P, Gibson L E
Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1994 Aug;31(2 Pt 1):246-50. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(94)70156-3.
Lipomembranous (membranocystic) changes represent a distinctive form of pathology in adipose tissue. Although first described in the rare neurodegenerative disorder now called Nasu-Hakola disease, this change has also been observed in a variety of relatively common inflammatory and noninflammatory dermatoses. We report three cases of morphea associated with marked lipomembranous (membranocystic) changes in the subcutaneous adipose tissue.