Cutaneous Manifestations of Thyroid Disease: A Case of Thyroid-Induced Myxedema
The cutaneous manifestations of thyroid disease can be present in the hair, nails, and local or diffuse locations throughout the skin. Traditionally, thyroid-associated mucin deposition is present in a pretibial location on bilateral lower legs. We present a case of a growing plaque on the lower bac...
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| description | The cutaneous manifestations of thyroid disease can be present in the hair, nails, and local or diffuse locations throughout the skin. Traditionally, thyroid-associated mucin deposition is present in a pretibial location on bilateral lower legs. We present a case of a growing plaque on the lower back of a 10-year-old girl, whose appearance coincided with a recent diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f34287a308c64f17af75761615bf3f642025-02-03T01:10:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712011-01-01201110.1155/2011/386081386081Cutaneous Manifestations of Thyroid Disease: A Case of Thyroid-Induced MyxedemaAnjali Shroff0Gregory Simpson1Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30004, USADepartment of Dermatology, University of California, Fresno, CA 93701, USAThe cutaneous manifestations of thyroid disease can be present in the hair, nails, and local or diffuse locations throughout the skin. Traditionally, thyroid-associated mucin deposition is present in a pretibial location on bilateral lower legs. We present a case of a growing plaque on the lower back of a 10-year-old girl, whose appearance coincided with a recent diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/386081 |
| spellingShingle | Anjali Shroff Gregory Simpson Cutaneous Manifestations of Thyroid Disease: A Case of Thyroid-Induced Myxedema Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | Cutaneous Manifestations of Thyroid Disease: A Case of Thyroid-Induced Myxedema |
| title_full | Cutaneous Manifestations of Thyroid Disease: A Case of Thyroid-Induced Myxedema |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Cutaneous Manifestations of Thyroid Disease: A Case of Thyroid-Induced Myxedema |
| title_short | Cutaneous Manifestations of Thyroid Disease: A Case of Thyroid-Induced Myxedema |
| title_sort | cutaneous manifestations of thyroid disease a case of thyroid induced myxedema |
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