title: Pretibial mucinosis in a patient without Graves disease.
abstract: Although an uncommon location, cutaneous mucinoses may present in the pretibial area in distinct clinical circumstances. The terms pretibial myxedema and pretibial mucinosis often are used interchangeably, but pretibial myxedema should be regarded as a type of pretibial mucinosis. We present a case of cutaneous mucinosis localized to the pretibial area of a patient without Graves disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. mrmir@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Mohsin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mir
authors.forename: Reena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jogi
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017520:Mucinoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009230:Myxedema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology