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Semergen
October 2021
Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, España.
J Family Med Prim Care
February 2021
Second Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Scleredema diabeticorum is an uncommon skin disorder which is characterized by stiffness and hardening of the subcutaneous tissues located on the upper back and posterior neck. Patients with this skin disease typically experience pain and stiffness on the neck. Scleredema associated with diabetes mellitus may often go unrecognized.
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May 2021
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Akác u. 1, Pécs, H-7632, Hungary.
Background: Scleroedema adultorum of Buschke is a rare disorder characterized by fibromucinous thickening of the dermis that manifests mainly at the nape of the neck and on the upper back and shoulders. This study screened patients with diabetes mellitus for skin hardening caused by scleroedema adultorum of Buschke and characterized the clinical and laboratory findings in patients with newly identified cases, with a focus on lipid metabolism abnormalities and vascular complications.
Methods: Out of 113 consecutive patients with diabetes, 11 (9.
Curr Rheumatol Rev
April 2018
Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Background: Scleroderma is a term used to describe diseases that involve hardening and tightening of the skin and the underlying subcutaneous connective tissue. It could be localized to skin and subcutaneous tissue, or may involve the internal organs too in systemic sclerosis.
Objective: There are disorders that can cause hardening and tightening of skin and mimic scleroderma but are rarely associated with Raynaud phenomenon, sclerodactyly, and autoantibodies in the serum, features specific to scleroderma/systemic sclerosis.
Rev Med Interne
September 2016
Service de médecine interne, hôpital Robert-Bisson, 4, rue Roger-Aini, 14100 Lisieux, France.
The finding of hardening and thickening of the skin is common and can be encountered in immune mediated, metabolic, neoplastic, toxic, genetic diseases, or associated with protein deposits. The lack of Raynaud's phenomenon, capillaroscopic abnormalities, or scleroderma-specific autoantibodies should question the diagnosis of scleroderma and trigger the search for a scleroderma-like disorder, for which treatment and prognosis differ. This article gives a review of these disorders and their main characteristics.
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