Sclerosis; R23.4

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Synonym(s)

Fibrosis

Definition
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Reactive, mostly as a result of chronic inflammation, cell-poor proliferation of collagenous connective tissue (see also fibrosis = cell-rich proliferation of connective tissue), which leads to clinically proven tissue hardening.

Occurs, for example, in scleroderma, scleromyxoedema, scleroedema adultorum, hypodermitis.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020