Pretibial myxedema:A case report
CAO Zhicheng
LI Jingbing
Abstract：We report a case of pretibial myxedema.A 66-year-old man presented with skin in-duration on the anterior tibia of both lower limbs for 3 years.Dermatological examination showed non-pitting,edematous plaques on the anterior,middle and lower tibia of the lower leg and the dorsal feet.The skin was indurated,significantly thickened,and reduced elasticity.Histopatho-logical examination of skin lesions revealed chronic inflammation with edema and abundant mucin deposition between collagen fibers in the dermis.AB-PAS staining was positive.The patient was diagnosed with pretibial myxedema.The patient was treated with intralesional injections of glu-cocorticoids.At the 3-month follow-up,the induration and edema of the anterior tibial skin on both lower limbs had significantly improved.
Keywords：pretibial myxedemahyperthyroidism
Publication Date：2025-08-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-09-23(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 594-597 )