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Descriptor English: Scleromyxedema
Descriptor Spanish: Escleromixedema
Descriptor escleromixedema
Entry term(s) liquen mixedematoso
mucinosis papular
Scope note: Trastorno del tejido conjuntivo caracterizado por extenso engrosamiento de la PIEL con un aspecto en empedrado. Se debe a proliferación de FIBROBLASTOS acompañada de depóstito de MUCINA en la DERMIS, en ausencia de enfermedad tiroidea. La mayoría de los casos de escleromixedema se asocian a GAMMAPATÍA MONOCLONAL, IgG-lambda.
Descriptor Portuguese: Escleromixedema
Descriptor French: Scléromyxoedème
Entry term(s): Lichen Myxedematosus
Mucinosis, Papular
Myxedematosus, Lichen
Papular Mucinosis
Tree number(s): C17.300.550.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053718
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Myxedema (1963-2006)
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
Related: Myxedema MeSH
DeCS ID: 52148
Unique ID: D053718
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Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Scleromyxedema - Preferred
Concept UI M0495807
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Scleromyxedema
Entry term(s) Lichen Myxedematosus
Mucinosis, Papular
Myxedematosus, Lichen
Papular Mucinosis



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