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Buschke scleredema
Etiology:
- associated with diabetes
- associated with monoclonal gammopathy
Pathology:
- excess large collagen fibers
- ground substance
Clinical manifestations:
- affects shoulder, neck, upper arms
- see scleroderma
Laboratory:
1) see diabetes mellitus
a) serum glucose
b) hemoglobin A1c
3) see monoclonal gammopathy
a) serum protein electrophoresis
b) urine protein electrophoresis
Management:
1) see diabetes mellitus
2) see monoclonal gammopathy
Related
scleroderma (diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis)
General
skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 18.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2018.