In people with hyperthyroidism caused by Graves’ disease, the excess thyroid hormone speeds up the rate of bone loss, to where bone can’t be replaced quickly enough. This can lead to decreased ...

In rare cases, people with Graves’ disease can have thickening and darkening of the skin on the shins or the tops of the feet, which is called Graves’ dermopathy or pretibial myxedema.

The pretibial myxedema rash, also known as thyroid dermopathy, usually develops on the shins and the tops of the feet. It can occur with autoimmune thyroid diseases and is most common in people with ...

While there are reports of local trauma clearly contributing to the pathogenesis of pretibial myxedema, direct evidence for a similar mechanism in Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) has been lacking.

Pretibial myxedema is a dermatological manifestation of Graves' disease, arising from a local autoimmune response of the connective tissue, probably caused by antibodies against receptors of ...

Fatigue Weight gain Constant coldness Depression Dry skin Myxedema (an edema-like skin condition) If this is something you’re dealing with, learn more in this guide to thyroid hair loss.

This is called Graves’ dermopathy or pretibial myxedema. This complication may affect up to 3 in 100 people with Graves’ disease.

Original Article Archive Circumscribed Pretibial Myxedema Author: Isadore Zugerman, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published December 9, 1954 N Engl J Med 1954;251: 973 - 974 ...

Graves’ dermopathy, also called pretibial myxedema, is a rare skin condition that develops in some people with Graves’ disease, which is an autoimmune thyroid disease. Graves' disease occurs when your ...

Thyroid hormones control the way your body uses energy, so it affects almost every organ, the National Institutes for Health (NIH) said on its website. People with Graves’ disease can develop other ...

She highlighted, “The primary contributor to hyperthyroidism is Graves’ disease, a condition often accompanied by pretibial myxedema.