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scleredema
(sklēr″ә-de´mә)
diffuse, symmetrical, woodlike, nonpitting induration of the skin; it typically begins on the face, head, or neck and spreads
progressively to involve the shoulders, arms, thorax, and sometimes extracutaneous sites. The etiology is unknown; it is usually
preceded by any of various infectious processes, especially a staphylococcal infection. In most cases it resolves spontaneously.
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