Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine (Jan 2011)

Cutaneous Manifestations of Thyroid Disease: A Case of Thyroid-Induced Myxedema

  • Anjali Shroff,
  • Gregory Simpson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/386081
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2011

Abstract

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The cutaneous manifestations of thyroid disease can be present in the hair, nails, and local or diffuse locations throughout the skin. Traditionally, thyroid-associated mucin deposition is present in a pretibial location on bilateral lower legs. We present a case of a growing plaque on the lower back of a 10-year-old girl, whose appearance coincided with a recent diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.