scleredema
[sklē″rĕ-de´mah] diffuse, symmetrical, woodlike, nonpitting induration of the skin; it typically begins on the face, head, or neck and spreads progressively to involve the shoulders, arms, thorax, and sometimes extracutaneous sites. The etiology is unknown; it is usually preceded by any of various infectious processes, especially a staphylococcal infection. In most cases it resolves spontaneously.
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scle·re·de·ma
(sklēr-e-dē'mă), Do not confuse this word with sclerema or scleroderma.Hard nonpitting edema of the skin of the dorsal aspect of the upper body and extremities, giving a waxy appearance and no sharp demarcation; seen in diabetic patients and in scleredema adultorum.
[scler- + G. oidēma, a swelling (edema)]
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scleredema
Physical exam A diffuse, symmetrical idiopathic induration of skin which may follow staphylococcal skin infection, associated with DM, and resolve spontaneouslyMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
scle·re·de·ma
(skler'ĕ-dē'mă) Hard, nonpitting edema of the skin of the dorsal aspect of the upper body and extremities, giving a waxy appearance and no sharp demarcation.
Synonym(s):
scleroedema.
[scler- + G. oidēma, a swelling (edema)]
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