title: Scleredema associated with paraproteinaemia treated by extracorporeal photopheresis.
abstract: Scleredema is a rare disease characterized by extensive cutaneous woody, non-pitting induration that spreads throughout the body. We describe a patient with scleredema associated with paraproteinaemia who was successfully treated by extracorporeal photopheresis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK. graeme.stables@panp-tr.northy.nhs.uk
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Stables
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Highet
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D017893:Photopheresis / Q000379:methods*; D012592:Scleredema Adultorum / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome