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. 1992 Oct;51(10):1159–1161. doi: 10.1136/ard.51.10.1159

Scleromyxoedema with features of systemic sclerosis.

U N Verma 1, R R Singh 1, R Misra 1, S Naik 1, S S Agarwal 1
PMCID: PMC1012424  PMID: 1444630

Abstract

The case is described of a patient with scleromyxoedema with features typical of systemic sclerosis. The features were so characteristic that the disease was misdiagnosed as systemic sclerosis. A brief review of the association of the two diseases is given.

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