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1 ouut of 40,000 people get it (25 out of 1,000,000)

Hi yes morphea can be very painful, i have severe joint pain, especially my knees, i also have muscle wastage, i am tired all the time and i am in constant pain, i hope this is helpfull to someone out there, thanx alison

Morphea-- The most common form of localized scleroderma.

Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a hardening or sclerosis in the skin or other organs. The localized type of the disease, known as "morphea", while disabling, tends not to be fatal. The systemic type or systemic sclerosis, the generalized type of the disease, can be fatal, as a result of heart, kidney, lung or intestinal damage. It is currently not fully understood what exactly causes this disease, although there are various theories.