Sclerema neonatorum

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sclerema \Scle*re"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard.] (Med.)
   Induration of the cellular tissue.
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   {Sclerema of adults}. See {Scleroderma}.

   {Sclerema neonatorum}[NL., of the newborn], an affection
      characterized by a peculiar hardening and rigidity of the
      cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues in the newly born. It
      is usually fatal. Called also {skinbound disease}.
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