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Scleromyxedema: An Atypical Case

Scleromyxedema is a rare, chronic and persistent idiopathic disorder characterized by a generalized papular eruption due to dermal mucin deposition with an increase in dermal collagen. Patients usually have associated paraproteinemia. We describe the case of a 59-year-old gentleman with features of...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Emy, George, Anisha, Deodhar, Divya, John, Mary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26120184
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.156456
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description Scleromyxedema is a rare, chronic and persistent idiopathic disorder characterized by a generalized papular eruption due to dermal mucin deposition with an increase in dermal collagen. Patients usually have associated paraproteinemia. We describe the case of a 59-year-old gentleman with features of scleromyxedema, who had severe pruritus, scalp involvement, unrestricted mobility and associated peripheral eosinophilia, but no monoclonal gammopathy.
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spelling pubmed-44589712015-06-26 Scleromyxedema: An Atypical Case Thomas, Emy George, Anisha Deodhar, Divya John, Mary Indian J Dermatol E-IJD Case Report Scleromyxedema is a rare, chronic and persistent idiopathic disorder characterized by a generalized papular eruption due to dermal mucin deposition with an increase in dermal collagen. Patients usually have associated paraproteinemia. We describe the case of a 59-year-old gentleman with features of scleromyxedema, who had severe pruritus, scalp involvement, unrestricted mobility and associated peripheral eosinophilia, but no monoclonal gammopathy. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4458971/ /pubmed/26120184 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.156456 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Scleromyxedema: An Atypical Case
title_fullStr Scleromyxedema: An Atypical Case
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title_short Scleromyxedema: An Atypical Case
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26120184
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.156456
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