Scleromyxedema presenting with neurologic symptoms: A case report and review of the literature

Cutis

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-140

  Marshal, Kathleen ^a   Klepeiss, Stacy A ^b,d   Ioffreda, Michael D ^c   Helm, Klaus F ^c  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*  (United States)

^c Departments of Dermatology and Pathology   (United States)

^d GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SCLEROMYXEDEMA;

BRAIN DISEASES; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SCLEROMYXEDEMA;

EID: 77952308641     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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