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Pretibial myxoedema associated with Hashimoto''s thyroiditis |
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| Authors: | SP Cannavò &dagger ,F Borgia&dagger ,M Vaccaro&dagger ,F Guarneri&dagger ,E Magliolo&Dagger ,B Guarneri&dagger |
| Affiliation: | Institute of Dermatology, University of Messina, Italy. Ist.Dermatologia@unime.it |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | glycosaminoglycans myxoedema thyroid diseases thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibodies |