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| Diagnosis: | EXOPTHALMOS / GRAVE DISEASE | Category: | cutaneous sign of systemic disease / Metabolic disorders / thyroid disease associated | ||
| Body Site: | face | Age: | 67 years | ||
| Contributor: | Rebecca Kazin, MD | ||||
| Description: | acropachy with soft tissue swelling of digits, joint enlargement, and clubbing of fingers | ||||
| Comments: | This 67-year-old man had a history of hypothyroidism for which he received L-thyroxine. Two years later he was diagnosed with ophthalmopathy from Grave disease. He was treated with propylthiouracil and prednisone. He subsequently developed pretibial myxedema and acropachy. | ||||
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