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Published: 05/01/2016

Authors: Podda M and Pisanu A

Pretibial myodema associated with Graves’ disease. Dermopathy affects fewer than 5 per cent of patients with Graves’ disease. Typical lesions are diffuse, non-pitting oedema with orange-skin appearance involving the pretibial area (pretibial myxoedema). However, myxoedema is not always confined to this area, and can involve the hands, arms, shoulders, ears, ankles, face and sites of scars.