Pretibial myxoedema associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis

被引:14
作者
Cannavò, SP
Borgia, F
Vaccaro, M
Guarneri, F
Magliolo, E
Guarneri, B
机构
[1] Univ Messina, Inst Dermatol, I-98100 Messina, Italy
[2] Univ Messina, Dept Human Pathol, I-98100 Messina, Italy
关键词
glycosaminoglycans; myxoedema; thyroid diseases; thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibodies;
D O I
10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00532.x
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
Pretibial myxoedema is a cutaneous mucindsis 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.
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页码:625 / 627
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