Risk factors

Certain factors may affect your risk of developing morphea, including:

• Being white and female. Morphea is most common in white females.
• Age. The condition can affect people at any age. It usually appears between the ages of 2 and 14 or in the mid-40s.
• A family history of morphea. This condition can run in families. People with morphea are more likely to have a family history of morphea and other autoimmune diseases.