pseudoscleroderma

pseudoscleroderma
pseu·do·scle·ro·der·ma (soo″do-sklēr-o-durґmə) any of various conditions resembling scleroderma or morphea, usually with eosinophilia, deep sclerosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, and inflammation. Some types are reactions to drugs or toxins; the Spanish toxic oil syndrome was a deadly type.

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