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Are all diagnostic tests for circumscribed scleroderma done locally? what are they?
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Biopsy: Skin biopsy for diagnosis and blood tests to rule out associated collagen vascular diseases such as lupus.
Answered 4/26/2012
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Yes.: The only diagnostic test for morphea is a skin punch biopsy, which is usually done in the doctor's office.
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