CIRCUMSCRIBED pretibial myxedema is an unusual but not a particularly rare skin disease. In an excellent article Curtis and his associates1 described this condition, and many cases have been report ...

Pretibial myxedema, also called thyroid dermopathy or localized myxedema, is characterized by asymptomatic, cutaneous induration of the skin attributable to accumulation of acid ...

A novel approach of injecting steroids deep into the dermis with small mesotherapy needles for the treatment of pretibial myxedema (PTM) has shown efficacy with good tolerability, according to a ...

A 61-year-old woman with a history of recurrent episodes of transient thyrotoxicosis presented in November 2001 with a 3-week history of weight loss of 4 kg, palpitations and increased sweating. She ...

Myxedema Coma Overview. The thyroid gland, located at the front part of the neck, is responsible for making substances called thyroid hormones that are important for all body cells to work ...

During the study period, the annual mortality rate for adults with myxedema coma ranged from 5.1% to 9.3%, whereas adults with hypothyroidism but without myxedema coma had a mortality rate of 0.5% ...

In all 10 patients with diffuse toxic goiter of Graves disease rendered euthyroid by radioiodine six months to six years earlier, myxedema (as evidenced by typical signs and symptoms, rises in seru ...

CORONADO, Calif. — Myxedema coma can be safely and effectively treated with IV levothyroxine, according to recent study findings presented at the American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting ...

Myxedema is an emergency condition that requires immediate medical treatment. If you experience any of its symptoms, call 911 or your local emergency services. How do you test for iodine deficiency?

Changes of the skin in myxedema are thought due to changes in its composition of acid mucopolysaccharides (AMPS). In the skin of the hypothyroid rat it has been shown that the content of ...

SAN DIEGO — Myxedema coma, a rare but potentially fatal form of decompensated hypothyroidism, can be identified according to key clinical signs and successfully treated in most patients with 500 ...