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ea0044ep107 | (1) | SFEBES2016

Case of pre-tibial myxedema with features of medium-vessel vasculitis on biopsy

Akinlade Akinyele , Anaba Ehiage

26-year-old female lawyer who was first diagnosed to have Grave’s disease in our Endocrinology clinic, when she presented with palpitations, protruding eye balls, progressive weight loss good appetite, heat intolerance and a small goiter and confirmatory TFT results. She was controlled with (and maintained on) 10 mg of carbimazole. She also had flesh-colored swellings, with areas of hyperpigmention and induration on her shins, as well as hyperpigmented patches on her ankl...