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sclerema

[ skli-ree-muh ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sclerema1

First recorded in 1855–60; scler- + (ed)ema
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Sclerema neonatorum is a disease of infancy, showing itself usually at or shortly after birth, and is characterized by a diffuse stiffness and rigidity of the integument, accompanied by coldness, œdema, discoloration, lividity and general circulatory disturbance.

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

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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.

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