title: Scleredema of Buschke with IgA deficiency.
abstract: We describe here a case of Scleredema of Buschke in a female patient aged 63 with IgA deficiency. The disorder appeared after an acute episode of tonsillitis, followed by non-pitting, woody hardness of the skin of the face, neck, shoulders and upper part of the trunk. The disorder resolved after 5 months of penicillin treatment.
mesh_terms: D004406:Dysgammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012592:Scleredema Adultorum / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine