"Scleromyxedema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A connective tissue disorder characterized by widespread thickening of SKIN with a cobblestone-like appearance. It is caused by proliferation of FIBROBLASTS and deposition of MUCIN in the DERMIS in the absence of thyroid disease. Most scleromyxedema cases are associated with a MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHY, immunoglobulin IgG-lambda.
| Descriptor ID |
D053718
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.300.550.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Scleromyxedema- Scleromyxedema
- Lichen Myxedematosus
- Myxedematosus, Lichen
- Papular Mucinosis
- Mucinosis, Papular
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scleromyxedema" by people in Profiles.
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Unwelcomed face of scleromyxedema. Int J Dermatol. 2019 May; 58(5):e100-e102.
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Ineffectiveness of infliximab CT-P13 for the treatment of scleromyxedema: A case report. Dermatol Ther. 2018 Mar; 31(2):e12583.
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European dermatology forum S1-guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of sclerosing diseases of the skin, Part 2: Scleromyxedema, scleredema and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Oct; 31(10):1581-1594.
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High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for scleromyxoedema: a prospective open-label clinical trial using an objective score of clinical evaluation system. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Jul; 31(7):1157-1160.
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Lichen myxedematosus: suggestions on the newly proposed diagnostic criteria. Int J Dermatol. 2017 04; 56(4):e77-e78.
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Scleromyxedema with an interstitial granulomatous-like pattern: a rare histologic variant mimicking granuloma annulare. J Cutan Pathol. 2010 Oct; 37(10):1084-7.