Escleredema de Buschke asociado a infección estreptocócica
Keywords:
Scleredema, treatment, phototherapyAbstract
Scleredema of Buschke, or adultorum, is a rare connective tissue disorder of unknown etiology, characterized by sudden onset of symmetric and diffuse induration of the skin which is difficult to treat.
We present a case of scleredema of Buschke secondary to streptococcal infection in a pediatric patient successfully treated with narrow band UVB phototherapy and penicillin.
Author Biographies
Claudia Andrea Hernández
Médica, residente de Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Diana Berrío
Médica general, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Juan Esteban Arroyave
Médico dermatólogo, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
María Isabel Arredondo
Médico dermatólogo, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
Luz Adriana Vásquez
Médico dermatólogo, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
Verónica Molina
Médica dermatóloga, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe; profesora titular Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Ana Cristina Ruiz
Médica patóloga, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe; instructora titular, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia
Ruth Erazo
Médica reumatóloga pediatra, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe; profesora titular, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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