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BACKGROUND
Buschke sclerodema is a very rare disease. Our objective was to show that persistent scleredema is frequent in certain group of patients at risk.
METHODS
We studied 49 patients, diagnosed between 1995 and 1999 in dermatology, pneumology and endocrinology departments in Martinique.
Scleredema diabeticorum is an uncommon condition. It is one of the cutaneous manifestations in diabetes mellitus that mainly occurs in obese middle-aged men with insulin-resistant diabetes. This condition is generally recalcitrant to therapy. Various treatments have been tried with inconsistent
Many skin lesions are specific for diabetes mellitus. Necrobiosis lipoidica, lipoatrophy and idiopathic bullae (bullosis diabeticorum) are usually associated with diabetes. However, diabetic scleredema has not been noticed by internists, although dermatologists have paid attention to such a
A 41 year male, diabetic on treatment presented with persistent erythema and. "taut" skin over neck and back since 1 year. The lesions showed symmetric and gradual progression. There was no history of prior sore throat. On examination effected skin was erythematous, woody hard and unpinchable.
Scleredema diabeticorum is a rare cutaneous manifestation of diabetes mellitus. We present a case of an obese male with poorly controlled diabetes who came to the hospital with upper back pain and subsequently developed sepsis due to a small deep-seated abscess in his back that was drained and
Scleredema of Buschke or scleredema diabetorum is a skin complication of diabetes with deposits of collagen and aminoglycans in the dermis. This disease characterized by thickening and hardening of the skin, is usually localized in nape, back and shoulder areas. Consequences could be a decrease in
A 35-year-old obese man presented with a chief complaint of hand dryness of 5 years' duration. He was a store manager and denied exposure to chemicals, repetitive trauma, chronic irritation, and hard manual labor. However, he did admit to frequent hand washing. He had no itching or swelling in his
Youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing in many countries, creating large personal and societal burdens. While many primary health-care professionals (HCPs) are aware of the classic symptoms of T2D, there are several other manifestations that could indicate its A study of non-infective skin associations of diabetes mellitus was conducted on 100 consecutive outpatient diabetics over a 3-month period. 10 were insulin-dependent diabetics (IDDM), 24 insulin-requiring and 66 non-insulin dependent diabetics (NIDDM). A total skin evaluation was done for each
Dermatologists may commonly see skin lesions that reflect an underlying endocrine disorder. Identifying the endocrinopathy is very important, so that patients can receive corrective rather than symptomatic treatment. Skin diseases with underlying endocrine pathology include: thyrotoxicosis;