title: Pretibial mucinosis in an euthyroid patient.
abstract: A case of exuberant pretibial mucinosis in a patient with normal thyroid function is reported. A review of literature on possible etiologies other than thyroid disease for the accumulation of mucin in the pretibial area is presented. In the patient described, it is possible that vascular insufficiency is involved. However, this is not the only factor responsible for the accumulation of mucin, since there are still unidentified causes and many patients with vascular diseases do not develop similar injuries.
authors.affiliation: Complexo Hospitalar da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Laura de Mattos
authors.initials: Lde M
authors.lastname: Milman
authors.affiliation: Complexo Hospitalar da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline Barcellos
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Grill
authors.affiliation: Complexo Hospitalar da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Giana Paula
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: Complexo Hospitalar da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Damiê
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Villa
authors.affiliation: Complexo Hospitalar da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Ricardo Martins
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020405:Dermis / Q000473:pathology; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017520:Mucinoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D009077:Mucins / Q000032:analysis; D013977:Tibia; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins