Korean J Dermatol.
2004 Nov;42(11):1449-1452.
A Case of Diabetic Thick Skin Syndrome
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Eulji University, Seoul, Korea. lay5103@eulji.or.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Collage of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- The diabetic thick skin syndrome is a common disease in the children of diabetes mellitus. But, it has not been reported in Korea. It is characterized by the stiff joints of hands and the indurated skin of both hands and arms. The simple screening test is prayer sign that patient is unable to bring fingers together because of contractures of proximal and distal interphalangeal joints. We present an 11-year-old Korean child with stiff joints of both hands and waxy, indurated skin of both hands and forearms that had been increasing in extent for the last 4 years.
