A case of scleredema adultorum successfully treated with narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy

Junko YoshimuraDepartment of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshihide AsanoDepartment of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

Takehiro TakahashiDepartment of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Yuta UwajimaDepartment of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Shinji KagamiDepartment of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Hiromi HondaDepartment of Dermatology, Kanto Medical Center NTT EC, Tokyo, Japan

Takeo IdezukiDepartment of Dermatology, Kanto Medical Center NTT EC, Tokyo, Japan

Atsuyuki IgarashiDepartment of Dermatology, Kanto Medical Center NTT EC, Tokyo, Japan

Shinichi SatoDepartment of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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Abstract

Scleredema adultorum, also known as scleredema of Buschke, is a rare connective tissue disease with unknown etiology, which is characterized by diffuse skin induration of face, neck, upper chest, back, shoulders and arms. Although there is no established treatment for this disease, the efficacy of phototherapy has been reported. We herein describe a case of scleredema adultorum successfully treated with narrow-band ultraviolet B and discuss a potential mechanism explaining its efficacy for fibrotic skin diseases.

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