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DictionarySeescleredemascleredema adultorum
scle·re·de·ma a·dul·to·'ruma benign spreading induration of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, possibly streptoccocal in origin, that may follow a febrile illness, with nonpitting thickening and induration of the skin by collagen and mucin deposit appearing first on the head and neck and extending over the trunk; a misnomer, because the disease is not restricted to adults. Synonym(s): Buschke diseasescle·re·de·ma a·dul·to·rum (skler'ĕ-dē'mă ā-dŭl-tōr'ŭm) A benign spreading induration of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, possibly streptococcal in origin, which may follow a febrile illness, with thickening of the skin by collagen and mucin deposit. Synonym(s): Buschke disease, scleroedema adultorum. scleredemaS03-840380 (skler?e-de'ma) [? + oidema, swelling] Induration of the skin of the upper back and neck, usually occurring in association with type 2 DM, and occasionally in patients after acute streptococcal infections. In diabetic patients it may regress with strict control of blood sugars. See: illustrationscleredema adultorumBuschke's scleredema.Buschke's scleredema See: Buschke's scleredemascleredema neonatorumScleroderma neonatorum.Buschke, Abraham, Polish-born German dermatologist, 1868-1943. Buschke disease - obsolete eponym for cryptococcosis. Synonym(s): scleredema adultorumBuschke-Löwenstein tumor - a large type of condyloma acuminatum found in the genitals. Synonym(s): giant condylomaBuschke-Ollendorf syndrome - Synonym(s): osteopoikilosisBusse-Buschke disease - see under Busse |