• J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. · Aug 2004

    Case Reports

    A complete and durable clinical response to high-dose dexamethasone in a patient with scleromyxedema.

    • Keren B Horn, Meyer A Horn, James Swan, Seema Singhal, and Joan Guitart.
    • Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
    • J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 2004 Aug 1;51(2 Suppl):S120-3.

    AbstractWe report a case of a patient with scleromyxedema limited to the skin with an associated IgG lambda monoclonal protein treated successfully with high-dose dexamethasone. We encourage the continued investigation of this complex relationship between the clinical presentation of scleromyxedema and its frequently associated paraproteinemia.

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