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A fatal case of scleredema of Buschke
Author(s) -
SANSOM J.E.,
SHEEHAN A.L.,
KENNEDY C.T.C.,
DELANEY T. J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb13119.x
Subject(s) - medicine , multiple myeloma , dermatology , disease , systemic disease , surgery , pathology
Summary Scleredema of Buschke is a rare disorder characterized by the development of areas of skin induration which usually resolve spontaneously. It is occasionally associated with a benign gammopathy, and rarely with myelomatosis. We describe B 60‐year‐old woman with extensive skin changes, who developed IgA myeloma. Unusually, her skin disease did not respond to conventional myeloma therapy. Death occurred as a consequence of the progressive skin disease.