Pretibial myxedema: Paradoxical manifestation of thyroid dermopathy after I-131 ablation therapy
Pretibial myxedema (PM) is an unusual extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease (GD), which affects approximately 1%–5% of the patients. In addition, PM usually occurs in the hyperthyroid state of GD, and the high level of thyroid autoantibodies is considered to be the cause of PM. Here,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jmedscindmc.com/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2020;volume=40;issue=3;spage=127;epage=130;aulast=Lin |