title: Scleroedema of Buschke. An uncommon cause of cardiomyopathy.
abstract: A case of scleroedema of Buschke involving skin and myocardium in a 69-year old woman is described. Widespread electrocardiographic abnormalities were present at the height of the disease, which improved over 18 months as the mucopolysaccharide infiltration of the skin cleared.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018108:Respirovirus; D012592:Scleredema Adultorum / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents