sclerema

American

[skli-ree-muh] / sklɪˈri mə /

noun

Pathology.

sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin.

Etymology

Origin of sclerema

First recorded in 1855–60; scler- + (ed)ema

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Gerard reports recovery from a case of sclerema neonatorum in an infant five weeks old, which seemed in perfect health but for this skin-affection.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

Describe the symptoms, course, nature and treatment of sclerema neonatorum.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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