title: Successful surgical treatment of severe pretibial myxoedema.
abstract: We report a 46-year-old man with severe and long-standing pretibial myxoedema, who responded well to local surgical treatment. This improvement has been maintained over a 12-month period, perhaps because of concomitant treatment with octreotide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove, U.K.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Derrick
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009230:Myxedema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015282:Octreotide