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Scleredema

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayVideo LaryngoscopeAspirationFull StomachRSIHyperglycemiaDysglycemiaCareful PositioningLabile Blood PressureArrhythmiasAvoid HypothermiaDyspneaImmunocompromiseAutonomic DysfunctionLimited Mouth Opening

Pathophysiology

Scleredema (scleredema of Buschke) is a rare scleroderma-like connective tissue disorder in which fibroblasts of the reticular dermis lay down excess type 1 collagen and glycosaminoglycans, with...

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