Scleredema of Buschke : a report of 2 cases Buschke
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Cheung Sha Wan Dermatology Clinic, 3/F, West Kowloon Health Centre, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong A 59-year-old Chinese male presented with 6 months history of gradual development of thickened skin over nape of neck and back. Another 34-year-old Chinese male had more extensive hardening of skin over nape of neck and then extended to the upper back, shoulder, arms, chest wall, face and upper thigh for eight years. They were otherwise asymptomatic. Histopathology from the biopsy of the skin lesions in both patients confirmed scleredema. Diabetes mellitus and paraproteinaemia were found in them respectively. The second patient in this report is the first case of Scleredema of Buschke associated with paraproteinaemia reported in Hong Kong.
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