ArticleThe Journal of dermatology2026
Circumscribed Morphea Successfully Treated With Excimer Laser: Analysis of Histopathological Changes.
Article in The Journal of dermatology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Localized scleroderma (LSc) is an autoimmune condition characterized by localized cutaneous sclerosis, sometimes extending into deeper tissues. Phototherapy, including excimer laser therapy (ELT), is considered an effective and minimally invasive treatment option for patients without extracutaneous involvement. However, little is known about the histopathological and molecular alterations that occur during treatment. Here, we report a case of circumscribed morphea successfully treated with ELT, accompanied by detailed longitudinal histological analysis. A 78-year-old woman presented with gradually progressive indurated plaques on both sides of the abdomen. Histopathological examination of the lesional skin revealed dense collagen deposition and perivascular infiltration of lymphocytes, monocytes, and mast cells, confirming the diagnosis of circumscribed morphea. Topical glucocorticoid therapy yielded insufficient improvement, prompting the addition of 308-nm ELT. The patient underwent 12 ELT sessions, administered every two to four weeks with incremental dosing from 100 mJ/cm
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.