Clinical Diagnosis · Endocrine System · Hard
Myxoedema
Meaning: Non-pitting swelling of the skin from mucopolysaccharide deposits, typical of severe hypothyroidism.
In practice: Causes a puffy face and eyelids; a pretibial form occurs in Graves' disease.
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