Pretibial myxoedema associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
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.
Cannavò
S P
SP
Institute of Dermatology, University of Messina, Italy. Ist.Dermatologia@unime.it
Borgia
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F
Vaccaro
M
M
Guarneri
F
F
Magliolo
E
E
Guarneri
B
B
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