[Pseudo-scleroderma and Diabetic bullae: about one case]

ABSTRACT

Pseudo-scleroderma states associated with diabetes mellitus are rare and their association with diabetic bullae [bullosis diabeticorum] has never been reported. We report a case of diabetic pseudo scleroderma in a lower limb linked to a diabetic bullae in a 52 year old patient, hospitalized for several diabetic complications. The patient reported the occurrence of bullous lesions over the two legs. On examination, the skin of the legs and the thighs had bilaterally a cardboard-like texture, was painless, with no articular limitation, evoking scleroderma or dermatopolymyositis. The electro-myogram revealed the presence of sensory and motor neuropathy related to diabetes