Scleromyxedema with systemic involvement mimics rheumatic diseases
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Scleromyxedema with systemic involvement mimics rheumatic diseases.
Scleromyxedema is an infiltrative skin disease produced by hyaluronic acid deposition in the dermis. A benign monoclonal gammopathy is usually present. We report 2 patients with scleromyxedema and systemic illnesses. Both patients had muscle weakness, dysphagia, and weight loss in addition to the skin changes. One also had sclerodactyly, telangiectasias, and Raynaud's phenomenon. Scleromyxedema...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780290716