Escleromixedema: um caso tratado com prednisona oral

scleromyxedema is an idiopathic cutaneous mucinosis characterized by a papular eruption, skin induration and paraproteinemia. histologically, fibrolast proliferation can be observed in the upper dermis associated with a mucine deposition. treatment is difficult and at present there is no totally effective therapeutic modality to control the disease. the present report is on a 68-year-old patient with scleromyxedema without systemic manifestation, who responded to oral steroid therapy.