Abstract
A disorder characterised by the sudden onset of painful swelling replaced later by a stiffness of the skin and dermis of the trunk and limbs. This condition is caused by inflammatory, fibrotic and sclerotic changes in the fascia of the adjacent muscle, fibrous septa of the subcutaneous adipose tissue lobules, or the deep dermis. The clinical picture is expressed by an orange peel appearance and rough surface to the affected skin. The uneven surface is caused by retraction of the adipose tissue septa. There may also be subcutaneous induration fixed to the deep tissues. In addition, there may be arthralgias, arthritis, joint contractures, tunnel compression syndromes, involvement of striated muscles, and occasionally interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and dysmotility of the oesophagus.KeywordsJoint ContractureTennis ElbowSclerotic ChangeDeep DermisIncrease Erythrocyte Sedimentation RateThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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