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A 73 year old retired truck driver and blacksmith was studied in June 1996 for thoracic pain and was diagnosed as acute pericarditis which responded well to steroid treatment. In January 1997, he noted swelling of the abdominal skin, genitalia and limbs, sparing the feet. He was euthyroid, did not
Scleredema (also called scleredema of Buschke) is a fibromucinous connective tissue disorder of unknown cause that belongs to a group of scleroderma-like disorders. We report the case of a 64-year-old lady with long-standing scleredema, associated with a paraprotein, and progressing to multiple
Buschke Scleredema is a rare connective tissue disorder of unknown aetiology, characterized by thickening of the dermis whose characteristics may mainly to mime systemic sclerosis, eosinophilic fasciitis and cutaneous amyloidosis. Scleredema may be associated with a history of an antecedent febrile
Buschke Scleredema is a rare connective tissue disorder of unknown aetiology and characterized by thickening of the dermis. It resembles systemic sclerosis, eosinophilic fasciitis and cutaneous amyloidosis. Scleredema may be associated with a history of an antecedent febrile illness, diabetes
Multiple myeloma and congestive heart failure developed in a patient with long-standing scleredema adultorum. Staining of the myocardium, performed after her death, was positive for acid mucopolysaccharide and negative for amyloid. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case in which acid
A variety of cutaneous manifestations has been described in multiple myeloma including extramedullary cutaneous plasmacytomas, cutaneous amyloidosis, pyoderma gangrenosum, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, necrobiotic xanthogranuloma, scleromyxedema, Sweet's syndrome, subcorneal pustular dermatosis,
An adequate biopsy that includes the subcutaneous tissue is very helpful in the evaluation of patients with suspected connective tissue disease. However, the histologic features must often be correlated with the clinical features and other laboratory tests for a definitive diagnosis. An objective