What is it about?

It is a complementary work and comment on a newly proposed criteria for classification of scleromyxoedema. A new items added for evaluation of such a rare disease.

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Why is it important?

It provide perspective clinical evaluation and assessment of presumed HCV patients particularly in HCV burden areas.

Perspectives

It may pave the way for easier assessment of the disease and alert the dermatologist about the co-associated HCV infection and possible role of anti-HCV in treatment of both the virus and the associated scleromyxoedema..

Dr. Ayman Abdelmaksoud

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This page is a summary of: Lichen myxedematosus: suggestions on the newly proposed diagnostic criteria, International Journal of Dermatology, January 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.13519.
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