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      SCLEREDEMA DIABETICORUM WITH UNUSUAL PRESENTATION AND FATAL OUTCOME

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          We present a case of Scleredema Diabeticorum (SD) in a patient with diabetic neuropathy and restrictive respiratory disease with unusual skin lesion distribution. The onset of dermatologic symptoms heralded a progressive respiratory disease with constrictive component. Painful diabetic neuropathy was noteworthy and difficult to relieve. Predominantly, distribution of the skin lesions on the thighs makes the case exceptional. T2-weighted MRI showed abnormal hyperintensities along the muscles of the thighs in correspondence with the skin lesions. Gait and respiratory symptoms progressively worsened. After a transient remitting period, he developed sudden shortening of breath, arrested and expired at home.The atypical distribution of the skin lesions with further involvement of underlying muscles plus concomitant polyneuropathy and respiratory constrictive disease with sudden death is quite unusual and aggressive presentation of SD.

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                Journal
                Indian J Dermatol
                IJD
                Indian Journal of Dermatology
                Medknow Publications (India )
                0019-5154
                1998-3611
                2008
                : 53
                : 4
                : 217-219
                Affiliations
                From Department of Neurology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, State of Qatar
                [1 ] From Department of Radiology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, State of Qatar
                Author notes
                Address for correspondence: Dr. Francisco J Ruiz Miyares, Department of Neurology, HMC, POB 3050, Doha, State of Qatar, Dr. Francisco Ruiz Miyares, E-mail: fruizelo@ 123456gmail.com
                Article
                IJD-53-217
                10.4103/0019-5154.44798
                2763766
                19882043
                bf345495-45c9-41bf-bb93-974fd2857c33
                © Indian Journal of Dermatology

                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                : June 2007
                : December 2007
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                Dermatology
                atypical,unusual presentation,scleredema diabeticorum,neuropathy,fatal outcome,restrictive
                Dermatology
                atypical, unusual presentation, scleredema diabeticorum, neuropathy, fatal outcome, restrictive

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