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scleredema
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scleredema - a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the facedropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema - swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities |
scleredema
scleredema [sklē″rĕ-de´mah] diffuse, symmetrical, woodlike, nonpitting induration of the skin; it typically begins on the face, head, or neck and spreads progressively to involve the shoulders, arms, thorax, and sometimes extracutaneous sites. The etiology is unknown; it is usually preceded by any of various infectious processes, especially a staphylococcal infection. In most cases it resolves spontaneously.scleredema neonato´rum sclerema neonatorum.scle·re·de·ma (sklēr-e-dē'mă), Do not confuse this word with sclerema or scleroderma.Hard nonpitting edema of the skin of the dorsal aspect of the upper body and extremities, giving a waxy appearance and no sharp demarcation; seen in diabetic patients and in scleredema adultorum. [scler- + G. oidēma, a swelling (edema)] scleredema Physical exam A diffuse, symmetrical idiopathic induration of skin which may follow staphylococcal skin infection, associated with DM, and resolve spontaneouslyscle·re·de·ma (skler'ĕ-dē'mă) Hard, nonpitting edema of the skin of the dorsal aspect of the upper body and extremities, giving a waxy appearance and no sharp demarcation.
Synonym(s): scleroedema. [scler- + G. oidēma, a swelling (edema)]scleredema
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