Triad of exophthalmos, pretibial myxedema, and acropachy in a patient with Graves' disease

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Anderson, CK [1 ]
Miller, OF [1 ]
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[1] Geisinger Med Ctr, Dept Dermatol, Danville, PA 17822 USA
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10.1067/mjd.2003.323
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland with characteristic peripheral manifestations. The most common clinical findings include ophthahnopathy in 30% of patients, dermopathy (pretibial myxedema) in 4% of patients, and thyroid acropachy in 1% of patients. The triad of exophthalmos, pretibial myxedema, and acropachy Occurs in less than 1% of patients. We present a case of Graves' disease with the clinical triad of eye disease, dermopathy, and acropachy.
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