Successful therapeutic approach in a patient with elephantiasic pretibial myxedema
An. bras. dermatol
; An. bras. dermatol;95(4): 469-472, July-Aug. 2020. graf
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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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01-internacional
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LILACS
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ColecionaSUS
Assunto principal:
Doença de Graves
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Dermatoses da Perna
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Mixedema
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Assunto da revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil