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disease > metabolic diseases > mucinosis > pretibial myxoedema

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pretibial myxoedema  

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  • Pretibial myxedema (myxoedema (UK), also known as Graves' dermopathy, thyroid dermopathy, Jadassohn-Dösseker disease or Myxoedema tuberosum) is an infiltrative dermopathy, resulting as a rare complication of Graves' disease, with an incidence rate of about 1-5%. (Wikipedia)

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