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Remission of scleromyxoedema following treatment with extracorporeal photopheresis
- Source :
- The British journal of dermatology. 135(3)
- Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Scleromyxoedema, a disseminated papular and sclerotic variant of lichen myxoedematosus, is a rare disease with a chronic progressive course, and little tendency towards spontaneous remission. The treatment of scleromyxoedema has been largely ineffective. Aggressive chemotherapeutic agents have been used, often leading to therapy-related morbidity and mortality. We report a 41-year-old woman with scleromyxoedema, associated with a monoclonal gammopathy of IgG-kappa type, whose condition almost completely cleared with 12 monthly sessions of extracorporeal photopheresis. The patient had previously not responded to isotretinoin, and chlorambucil with prednisolone.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00070963
- Volume :
- 135
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The British journal of dermatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........c550f33e864994523c442e4ae610f8e4