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

• see diabetes mellitus
  • serum glucose
  • hemoglobin A1c
• see monoclonal gammopathy
  • serum protein electrophoresis
  • urine protein electrophoresis

Management

• see diabetes mellitus
• see monoclonal gammopathy

More general terms

• skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)

Additional terms

• scleroderma (diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis)