Untreated hypothyroidism can lead to symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, constipation, and dry skin. Over time, it can cause serious complications. Learn more.

For example, patients with cSCC in areas like the pretibial region who first receive radiation and later experience recurrence are significantly harder to treat surgically.

To increase awareness, outline strategies, and offer guidance on the recommended management of immune-related adverse events in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICPi) therapy.

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 ...

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 ...

Peripheral edema refers to swelling in the extremities, such as the hands and feet. Learn more about its causes here.

SEATTLE — Hospitalized adults with hypothyroidism who are diagnosed with myxedema coma have a higher mortality rate and are hospitalized for longer than those without myxedema coma, according to ...

Pretibial myxedema (PTM) is an unusual extrathyroidal manifestation of autoimmune thyroid disease. It is mostly seen in association with thyroid eye disease (TED). PTM is characterized by an abnormal ...

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 properly ...

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 ...

Refractory pretibial myxedema, not currently indicated by the FDA for teprotumumab, was reported recently to have improved dramatically in a 49-year-old patient being treated with teprotumumab for ...