Dermatologic aspects of thyroid disease.
Thyroid disorders commonly have dermatologic manifestations. The purpose of the present chapter is to review and emphasize potential clinical dermatologic findings that can occur with Graves' disease, hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer. In autoimmune diseases such as Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis the skin manifestations may be related to either thyroid hormone levels themselves or to the associated T and/or B cell abnormalities. Thyroid cancer may be associated with various syndromes that could have significant skin manifestations.
Burman
Kenneth D
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Endocrine Section and Department of Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. kenneth.burman@medstar.net
McKinley-Grant
Lynn
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D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D050031:Hashimoto Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology