Pseudosclerosis

Pseudosclerosis is a congenital disease caused by excessive formation of connective tissue and scar tissue in the skin. With this pathological process, the permeability of histohematic skin barriers is disrupted. In this article we will consider pyosclerosis - a type of pseudosclerosis, which is a chronic form

Pseudosclerosis is most often referred to as bone atrophy due to arthritis. The disease was first described by the German rheumatologist Ernst Westphal in 1908. Until about the middle of the 20th century, pseudosclerosis did not receive enough attention. This is not surprising, because the disease is not so severe as to send the patient to the operating table. However, today it is almost impossible not to encounter mention of pathology. This is due to the fact that every year the number of people with any chronic joint diseases increases. Pseudosclerosis of the knee joint is considered the most common form of this disease. And the most cha