| Scleromyxedema, Lichen Myxedematosus or Papular Mucinosis | ||
| This page was written by Shelley Ensz and has not yet been medically edited. See disclaimer. | ||
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| What is Scleromyxedema? | ||
| Scleromyxedema is a scleroderma-like condition. However, it causes thickening and hardening that makes the skin look too ample, rather than too tight, as in scleroderma. It is also referred to as Scleromyxedema of Groton, lichen myxedematosus, and papular mucinosis. (2) | ||
| Causes of Scleromyxedema | ||
| Scleromyxoedema-like changes in four renal dialysis patients. We describe four renal dialysis patients from our hospital who, over a 6-month period, developed erythematous, thickened, indurated dermal plaques. The plaques were limited to the limbs and in three patients there were associated flexion contractures. The clinical features most resembled scleromyxoedema. We believe this to be a new and distinct phenomenon. PubMed. Br J Dermatol 2003 Mar;148(3):563-8 (Also see Renal Involvement) | ||
| Treatments for Scleromyxedema | ||
| Treatment of scleromyxedema and the dermatoneuro syndrome with intravenous immunoglobulin. Increasing evidence supports intravenous immunoglobulin as an effective and relatively safe treatment for both cutaneous and extracutaneous manifestations of scleromyxedema, including the dermatoneuro syndrome. JAAD, Volume 60, Issue 6, June 2009. | ||
| Scleromyxedema Support | ||
| Scleromyxedema Online Support Group. If you or a family member suffer from Scleromyxedema please join this this group and maybe together we will all learn to understand this disease. Scleromyxedema Support Group. | ||
| Scleromyxedema Personal Stories | ||
| Phyllis K. Phillips: Scleromyxedema I have been living with scleromyxedema for ten years, and as you may know, there is very little information about it... | ||
| References | ||
| (2) Scleromyxedema information from the book Systemic Sclerosis, First Edition by Dr. Phil Clements and Dr. Daniel Furst, pages 100-102. |
| Go to Diseases Similar to Scleroderma: Vitiligo | ||||||||||||
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