Successful therapeutic approach in a patient with elephantiasic pretibial myxedema
An. bras. dermatol
; 95(4): 469-472, July-Aug. 2020. graf
Article
in English
| LILACS, Coleciona SUS
| ID: biblio-1130922
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Abstract Localized pretibial myxedema is a dermopathy whose treatment is a challenge in dermatology, occurring in 0.5-4% of patients with Graves' disease. This autoimmune thyroid condition stimulates the production of hyaluronic acid and glycosaminoglycans that are deposited particularly in the pretibial region. Clinically, it presents as a localized, circumscribed, and non-depressible infiltrate in plaques. Several treatment modalities have been proposed, and their results vary, with worse response observed in severe cases. This report presents the case of a patient with elephantiasic pretibial myxedema who was subjected to intralesional corticosteroid applications, resulting in an excellent and encouraging therapeutic response that was maintained.
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LILACS
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Coleciona SUS
Main subject:
Graves Disease
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Leg Dermatoses
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Myxedema
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Faculdade Suprema/BR
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Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora/BR