FM ITE Endo


Graves


  • Pretibial myxedema is a complication of Graves disease, whether it presents as hypo-or hyperthyroidism.
  • It is a dermopathy that most often occurs in the lower legs and results from increased deposition of mucin due to the endocrine abnormality.
  • Diabetes mellitus can cause necrobiosis lipoidica, a lesion on the lower extremities;
  • hyperlipidemia can cause waxy papules; and collagen vascular and ischemic disease can cause urticaria and/or ulceration.

Hyperparathyroidism


Indications for surgery in a patient with hyperparathyroidism