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Pretibial Myxedema Presenting as Severe Elephantiasis

Elephantiasis is a symptom characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues in the legs. Pretibial myxedema (PTM) is a non-frequent manifestation of autoimmune thyroiditis, particularly Graves' disease. Lesions of myxedema occur most commonly on the pretibial surfaces, also de...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jae-Hoon, Park, Sang-Myung, Lew, Bark-Lynn, Sim, Woo-Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Dermatological Association; The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7992468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33911484
http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2018.30.5.592