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Radiotherapy of non-malignant diseases - "Scleredema adultorum Buschke" – a case report
Zrinka Trstenjak
; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb Croatia
Hrvoje Šobat
; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb Croatia
Sead Džubur
; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb Croatia
Mirko Šamija
; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb Croatia
Abstract
Scleredema adultorum Buschke is a very rare disease characterized by thickening of the dermis of the neck, head, and the upper trunk. The etiology of the disease is still unknown, and it predominantly occurs in young females. The disease is usually self-limiting with no optimal therapy modality for the severe forms of the disease having been yet defined.
A 62-year-old patient presented at our Hospital in 2006 with the already established diagnosis and clinical picture typical for scleredema adultorum. After several unsuccessful dermatology treatments, the patient underwent radiation therapy receiving a total irradiation dose of 20 Gy delivered in 10 daily fractions (2 Gy a day). During radiotherapy, and immediately after the therapy, no clinical improvement, or skin induration improvement was observed. A couple of months later the skin infiltration was partially reduced. However, complete regression did not occur, and this finding remained unchanged to date.
Keywords
radiotherapy of non-malignant diseases; Scleredema adultorum Buschke
Hrčak ID:
280764
URI
Publication date:
22.11.2007.
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