Scleredema of Buschke Successfully Treated With Electron Beam Therapy
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Scleredema of Buschke successfully treated with electron beam therapy.
A 58-year-old white woman with an 11-year history of type 1 diabetes mellitus presented in April 1995 with a complaint of flushing of the neck and the upper part of her trunk. She had had no antecedent febrile illness. The flushing resolved within a few days, but approximately 1 month later, the patient developed thickening and induration of the skin of the posterior section of her neck (Figure...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Dermatology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0003-987X
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.134.4.419