| Literature DB >> 21083706 |
Narumol Thumpimukvatana1, Chanisada Wongpraparut, Henry W Lim.
Abstract
Scleredema diabeticorum is an uncommon condition. It is one of the cutaneous manifestations in diabetes mellitus that mainly occurs in obese middle-aged men with insulin-resistant diabetes. This condition is generally recalcitrant to therapy. Various treatments have been tried with inconsistent results. Here, we describe two cases of scleredema diabeticorum with substantial clinical improvement from a course of medium dose (60 J/cm²) ultraviolet A1 radiation therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21083706 DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01014.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Dermatol ISSN: 0385-2407 Impact factor: 4.005