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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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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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author | Thomas, Emy George, Anisha Deodhar, Divya John, Mary |
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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. |
spellingShingle | E-IJD Case Report Thomas, Emy George, Anisha Deodhar, Divya John, Mary Scleromyxedema: An Atypical Case |
title | Scleromyxedema: An Atypical Case |
title_full | Scleromyxedema: An Atypical Case |
title_fullStr | Scleromyxedema: An Atypical Case |
title_full_unstemmed | Scleromyxedema: An Atypical Case |
title_short | Scleromyxedema: An Atypical Case |
title_sort | scleromyxedema: an atypical case |
topic | E-IJD Case Report |
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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