Treatments available for Parry-Romberg Syndrome

Effectiveness, side-effects and period of remission after treatment with methotrexate in localized scleroderma and related sclerotic skin diseases: an inception cohort study.  Br J Dermatol. 2009 May;160(5):1075-82. Epub 2009 Feb 4" - More information>>

Paediatric Dermatology May 3, 2006
Evaluation of Methotrexate and costicosteroids for the treatment of localized scleroderma (morphoea) in children
Localized Scleroderma Overview & Treatment Approach
by Ronald Laxer M.D., Chief Pediatric Rhuematologist Toronto, Canada      2000
Relationship between progressive hemifacial atrophy with linear scleroderma discussed along with the benefits of calcitriol.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16190996
Pediatric Dermatology Sept-Oct 2005 Issue
Combined treatment with calcipotriol ointment and low-dose ultraviolet A1 phototherapy in childhood morphea. 
Pediatric Dermatology
.  2001 May-June;18(3): 241-5. 
This study shows the benefits of 2 treatments simultaneously.  Please see your physician for full text. Read Article >>
This article offers an orthodontic therapy to manage facial development occuring during puberty in those affected with hemifacial progressive atrophy/PRS.
Management of craniofacial development in the Parry-Romberg syndrome: report of two patients.
Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal. 2004 Jan;41(1):95-104
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Dermatology Online J.  2007 Jan. 27;13(1):11.  Familial linear scleroderma (en coup de sabre) responsive to antimalarials and narrowband ultraviolet B therapy. Read Article >>

UVA1 phototherapy effective in treating darker skin.  Br J Dermatol. 2008 Sep;159(3):691-6. Epub 2008 Jun 7
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Pictures with comments from medical professionals regarding treatment of en coup de sabre. Sept. 3, 2008 Read Article >>

Juvenile localised scleroderma: a retrospective review of response to systemic treatment. Cox D, O'Regan G, Collins S, Byrne A, Irvine A, Watson R Read Article>>
Successful ultraviolet A1 phototherapy in the treatment of localized scleroderma: a retrospective and prospective study.