Division of Endocrinology, Police Medical Center of Thessaloniki, Monastiriou 326, 54121, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Laboratory of Histopathology "Histodiagnostiki", Thessaloniki, Greece.
Hormones (Athens). 2018 Mar;17(1):133-135. doi: 10.1007/s42000-018-0008-6. Epub 2018 Apr 17.
Pretibial myxedema (PM) is a rare extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease (GD), usually during the hyperthyroid state, coexisting with orbitopathy. We describe a rare case of a biopsy-proven PM in a euthyroid patient, without history of GD or Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Assessment of commonly reported thyroid autoantibodies, such as thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin autoantibodies, thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins and thyroid binding inhibitory immunoglobulins, was negative. Resolution of skin pathology was achieved after topical application of corticosteroids and was sustained 1 year later.
胫前黏液水肿(PM)是 Graves 病(GD)的一种罕见甲状腺外表现,通常发生在甲状腺功能亢进状态,与眼眶病并存。我们描述了一例罕见的 GD 或桥本甲状腺炎病史患者的经活检证实的 PM 病例。常见的甲状腺自身抗体如甲状腺过氧化物酶和甲状腺球蛋白自身抗体、甲状腺刺激免疫球蛋白和甲状腺结合抑制免疫球蛋白的评估均为阴性。局部应用皮质类固醇后皮肤病变得到缓解,1 年后仍持续缓解。