Endocrinology Research and Practice
Case Report

Scleredema Diabeticorum in a Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Burdur State Hospital, Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Burdur, Turkey

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Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Kırıkkale, Turkey

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Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Kırıkkale, Turkey

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Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Kırıkkale, Turkey

Endocrinol Res Pract 2016; 20: 132-135
DOI: 10.4274/tjem.3123
Read: 1790 Downloads: 501 Published: 01 December 2016

ABSTRACT

Scleredema is a rare skin disease and clinically presents as diffuse, painless induration and thickening of the skin. Scleredema diabeticorum is usually slowly progressive and characterized by insidious onset and tends to be persistent. This type of scleredema primarily affects middle-aged and obese adults. Typically, affected area is the upper part of the body including the posterior neck, interscapular region and the chest. It usually develops in subjects with diabetes mellitus of long duration and poor metabolic control. We discussed a case of scleredema in a 54-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus.

 

 

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