Indian Dermatology Online Journal (Jan 2014)

Scleredema adultorum of Buschke over an unusual site associated with pregnancy

  • C Sujatha Vinod,
  • H Ambika,
  • Hariharasubramony Ambika,
  • Nithya Reddy,
  • Jayantha Kumar De

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.142500
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 4
pp. 466 – 468

Abstract

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Scleredema adultorum of Buschke is characterized by symmetrical, diffuse, non-pitting erythematous swelling of the skin due to accumulation of collagen and mucopolysaccharides in the dermis. Herein we report a case of scleredema over an unusual site in a pregnant woman.

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