Other sclerosing/fibrosing skin disorders Flashcards
How does scleredema present?
Erythema and woody induration of skin with peau d’orange appearance
Type 1 scleredmea is usually preceeded by _____ and presents as_____
preceeded by URI (strep pharyngitis)
- presents in middle aged women involving face, neck, trunk
Type 2 Scleredema is a/w ______ and presents as____
IgGk monoclonal gammopathy
- presents with wood induration and peaue d’orange appearance on face, neck, trunk, proximal extremities (similar to type I)
Type 3 scleredema is a/w ____ and presents as ____
Diabetes
- presents in obese middle-aged men inovling posterior neck and upper back
How does scleromyxedema (papular mucinosis) present?
widespread, symmetric, linearly distributed waxy papules, involving face and neck, dorsal hands, extensor forearms, elbows
- can have leonine facies!!
Scleromyxedema is a/w _____
IgG gamma paraproteinemia and HIV
Pretibial myxedema is seen in _____
Graves disease (may also be seen in hypothyroidism)
Pretibial myxedema is due to ____
Deposition of hyaluronic acid
Pretibial myxedema presents as:
waxy indurated nodules or plaques with peau d’orange appearance on shins