Morphea is a localized form of scleroderma that leads to excessive deposits of collagen in the skin, resulting in a ...

the bacteria can travel under the top layer to the dermis, the middle layer of skin, between the epidermis and subcutaneous tissue. Once in the dermis, it can cause inflammation and an infection.

and mesenchymal tumors arising from the supporting tissues of the dermis and subcutis, such as fibrous connective tissue (fibrosarcoma), blood vessels (hemangioendothelioma, hemangiopericytoma ...

dermis (see Figure 2), and cells in the dermis, dermal vasculature, lymphatics, nerves, and subcutaneous tissue (see Figure 3). Appendages of the skin include nail, hair, sebaceous glands ...