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ArticleCureus2023

Scleredema in the Setting of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance With Progression to Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report.

Austin L Nickell, Megan Corn, Devendranath Mannuru, Alicia M Hinze

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Austin L NickellInternal Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, USA.
Megan CornObstetrics and Gynaecology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, USA.
Devendranath MannuruInternal Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, USA.
Alicia M HinzeRheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 scleredema on the background of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a rare and progressive connective tissue disorder with very few cases reported to date. It is characterized by chronic and diffuse induration of the skin that begins in the upper back and neck and progresses proximally to distally, involving the shoulders, trunk, and arms; the hands are usually spared. Here, we present an unusual case of long-standing scleredema that progressed to involve the hands and fingers. This case was further complicated by new-onset Raynaud's phenomenon, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, the development of a plasmacytoma, and eventual progression to multiple myeloma. We highlight the differential diagnoses for his complex presentation, the workup that was completed, and current treatment options.

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monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (mgus)multiple myelomaorganomegalyplasmacytomaraynaud’s phenomenonscleroderma

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PMID37701163
PMCPMC10492921

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