1983
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.6.2.189
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Scleredema Diabeticorum: A Common and Distinct Cutaneous Manifestation of Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract: Scleredema diabeticorum is characterized by a dramatic increase in the thickness of the skin of the posterior neck and upper back. Of the 17 scleredema patients diagnosed by us in the last 15 yr, 16 have had type II diabetes mellitus. In a prospective study of 484 diabetic outpatients we found the prevalence of scleredema to be 2.5%. Angina pectoris was the only complication that occurred significantly more frequently in scleredematous diabetic patients than in a control group of diabetic patients without scle… Show more

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“…As manifestações sistêmicas da doença são raras, podendo haver envolvimento muscular (miosite), ocular (paralisia músculos oculares), gastrointestinal (disfagia), respiratório e cardíaco 5 . Estão descritos resultados divergentes quanto à prevalência, variando consoante os estudos entre 2,5% até 14% 6,7,8 .…”
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“…As manifestações sistêmicas da doença são raras, podendo haver envolvimento muscular (miosite), ocular (paralisia músculos oculares), gastrointestinal (disfagia), respiratório e cardíaco 5 . Estão descritos resultados divergentes quanto à prevalência, variando consoante os estudos entre 2,5% até 14% 6,7,8 .…”
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“…Tem sido associado a outros processos infeciosos, como febre tifoide, impetigo, influenza, sarampo, parotidite, citomegalovirose e HIV. Este subtipo de EB é o que apresenta melhor prognóstico 6,9 , com resolução espontânea em seis meses a dois anos e associa-se a títulos elevados e anticorpos anti estreptolisina.…”
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“…Scleredema diabeticorum is a rare complication of diabetes, characterized by diffuse induration of the skin over the neck, shoulders, and upper trunk and arms, progressively leading to limited upper body motility and impaired respiratory function (1). Etiology is unknown, and histopathological findings include thickened dermis with abundant mucin deposition among large collagen bundles.…”
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