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Term for an extensive thickening and hardening of the skin as a result of interstitial connective tissue hypertrophy or cellular infiltration, e.g. in mycosis fungoides.
Occurs in the following underlying diseases, among others:
- Induration in systemic scleroderma
- Cutis verticis gyrata
- Pachydermoperiostosis, primary
- Pachydermoperiostosis, symptomatic
- Lichen myxoedematosus.
Secondary in chronic edema, elephantiasis.
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One can completely do without the less common name "pachydermia". It can be described very well as hardening or induration of the skin.
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Acropathia ulcero-mutilans non-familiaris; Albright hereditary osteodystrophy; Pachydermoperiosteosis, primary; Recurrent erysipelas; Recurrent erysipelas;Outgoing links (7)
Cutis verticis gyrata; Edema; Elephantiasis; Lichen myxoedematosus discrete type ; Pachydermoperiosteosis, primary; Pachydermoperiosteosis, symptomatic; Scleroderma systemic;Disclaimer
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer