Pre-tibial myxedema: treatment with intralesional corticosteroid

The pretibial myxedema is a manifestation of Graves' disease characterized by accumulation of glycosaminoglycans in the reticular dermis. The dermopathy is self-limiting but in some cases may cause cosmetic and functional damage. Conventional treatment is use of topical steroids under occlusive...

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Autores principales: Ramos, Luana Oliveira, Mattos, Paloma Corrêa, de Figueredo, Giuseppe Lemos Pertoti, Maia, Alef Alioscha Andrade, Romero, Sandra Adolfina Reys
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26312698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153651
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Sumario:The pretibial myxedema is a manifestation of Graves' disease characterized by accumulation of glycosaminoglycans in the reticular dermis. The dermopathy is self-limiting but in some cases may cause cosmetic and functional damage. Conventional treatment is use of topical steroids under occlusive dressing, however the intralesional application has shown good results. We present a case of pretibial myxedema treated with single injection of intralesional corticosteroid.

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