Abstract:Scleredema is a connective tissue disorder of unknown etiology. A 44 years diabetic, obese female patient, admitted with edema feet, erythematous, indurated hyper pigmentation with ascending progression to trunk which rapidly transformed to painless dark pigmented blister and hard non-pitting edema of anterior abdominal wall. In a week time. She was managed with broad spectrum antibiotics, was aggressively diuresed along with albumin infusion. Her skin biopsy was done which revealed scleredema. She had poor L… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.