| © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | colloid_goiter_2_080613 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | GOITER | Category: | endocrine disorder / thyroid disease associated / cutaneous sign of systemic disease | ||
| Body Site: | neck | Age: | 35 years | ||
| Contributor: | Javad Khodadoust, MD | ||||
| Description: | larg soft non-tender anterior neck mass | ||||
| Comments: | A 35-year-old woman had a huge soft and diffuse goiter since childhood. Laboratory studies revealed that she was euthyroid with normal T3, T4, and TSH. She complained of pressure over the trachea especially during hyperextension of the neck. | ||||
| © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | grave_disease_1_031123 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | GRAVE DISEASE / GOITER | Category: | cutaneous sign of systemic disease / endocrine disorder | ||
| Body Site: | neck | Age: | 16 years | ||
| Contributor: | Bernard Cohen, MD | ||||
| Description: | symmetric diffuse thyroid enlargement | ||||
| Comments: | This adolescent girl was evaluated for a patch of vitiligo on the right side of her forehead extending into the frontal scalp. On examination a diffusely enlarged thyroid was noted, and on further questioning her parents told of a history of Grave disease. | ||||
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