Electron-beam therapy in scleredema adultorum with associated monoclonal hypergammaglobulinaemia.

Abstract

We report a case of scleredema adultorum (Buschke's disease) associated with an IgA kappa monoclonal hypergammaglobulinaemia. A significant improvement in the skin was obtained with electron-beam therapy. Scleredema would appear to be linked to monoclonal hypergammaglobulinaemia, but the relationship between the skin disorder and the immunoglobulin abnormality remains to be elucidated.

• Authors: C Angeli-Besson, M C Koeppel, P Jacquet, L Andrac, J Sayag
• Journal: The British journal of dermatology (Br J Dermatol) Vol. 130 Issue 3 Pg. 394-7 (Mar 1994) ISSN: 0007-0963 [Print] England
• PMID: 8148285 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Immunoglobulin A
• Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Electrons
• Female
• Humans
• Hypergammaglobulinemia (complications)
• Immunoglobulin A
• Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Radiotherapy, High-Energy
• Scleredema Adultorum (complications, pathology, radiotherapy)