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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