title: Pretibial myxoedema associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
abstract: Pretibial myxoedema is a cutaneous mucinosis typically associated with Graves' disease, although it may also develop in subjects with non-thyrotoxic thyroid pathologies. This report presents a rare case of pretibial myxoedema occurring in a 58-year-old woman with biopsy-proven Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The hypothetical pathogenetic link between the two disorders is discussed with particular attention to the role of thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Dermatology, University of Messina, Italy. Ist.Dermatologia@unime.it
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Cannavò
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Borgia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaccaro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guarneri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Magliolo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guarneri
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009230:Myxedema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology