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| Year : 2004 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 36--38 |
Scleromyxedema with subclinical myositis
P VS Prasad1, Joe Mathew Joseph1, PK Kaviarasan1, P Viswanathan2
1 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India
2 Department of Pathology, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India
Correspondence Address:
P VS Prasad
No. 88, Auta Nagar, Sivapuri - Post, Annamalai Nagar - 608002
India
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PMID: 17642556 
A 49-year-old farmer presented with papules on the face, arms, chest and back associated with sclerosis. Histopathology and PAS stain confirmed the clinical diagnosis of scleromyxedema. He also had elevated CPK levels due to myopathy. Screening for internal malignancy was negative.
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