Two Case of Scleredema.
- Author:
Jia Jo LEE
;
Young Ho WON
;
Inn Ki CHUN
;
Young Pio KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus;
Scleredema
- MeSH:
Aged;
Collagen;
Dermis;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Edema;
Female;
Glycosaminoglycans;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Scleredema Adultorum*;
Shoulder
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1989;27(5):561-567
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report two cases of scleredema, which appeared as symmetrically nonpitting wooden-like indurated edema on the nape, shoulder, and upper and mid portion of back in a 49-year-old woman and a 72-year-old man, associated with long standing diabetes mellitus for the past 5 and 14 years respectively. The scleredema showed no tendency to resolve. Acid mucopolysaccharides were demonstrated histochemically between collagen bundles in the dermis, especially in the mid and lower dermis.
