Scleromyxedema
"Scleromyxedema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A connective tissue disorder characterized by widespread thickening of SKIN with a cobblestone-like appearance. It is caused by proliferation of FIBROBLASTS and deposition of MUCIN in the DERMIS in the absence of thyroid disease. Most scleromyxedema cases are associated with a MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHY, immunoglobulin IgG-lambda.
| Descriptor ID |
D053718
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.300.550.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Scleromyxedema- Scleromyxedema
- Lichen Myxedematosus
- Myxedematosus, Lichen
- Papular Mucinosis
- Mucinosis, Papular
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scleromyxedema" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Cao XX, Wang T, Liu YH, Zhou DB, Li J. Successful treatment of scleromyxedema with melphalan and dexamethasone followed by thalidomide maintenance therapy. Leuk Lymphoma. 2016 12; 57(12):2934-2936.
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Bhutani M, Shahid Z, Schnebelen A, Alapat D, Usmani SZ. Cutaneous manifestations of multiple myeloma and other plasma cell proliferative disorders. Semin Oncol. 2016 06; 43(3):395-400.
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Adamski J, Kinard T, Ipe T, Cooling L. Extracorporeal photopheresis for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Transfus Apher Sci. 2015 Apr; 52(2):171-82.