title: Pretibial myxedema with Graves' disease: a case report and review of Japanese literature.
abstract: We report a case of pretibial myxedema with Graves' disease in an 18-year-old Japanese woman. The physical examination revealed waxy indurated plaques with prominent hair follicle openings and nonpitting edema disseminated on her lower legs. Histology from an edematous lesion revealed that the dermis was markedly thickened with abundant mucin, especially hyaluronic acid, and the collagen fibers in this portion were splitting up into fibrils. We also reviewed 112 cases of pretibial myxedema reported in the Japanese literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishizawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugiki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anzai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008713:Methimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009230:Myxedema / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D008713:Methimazole