Cutaneous manifestations associated with thyroid disease.

AIM To present the clinical and laboratory features of patients with dermatologic disorders associated with thyroid diseases, diagnostic criteria, type of administered treatment and its effectiveness. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study is a retrospective study based on the medical records of patients with thyroid diseases admitted to the Dermato venereology Clinic of the Iasi "Sf. Spiridon" University Emergency Hospital between January 1, 2012-December 31, 2013. Data on clinical manifestations, methods of investigation, therapeutic approach, and associated dermatologic and systemic diseases were reviewed. RESULTS A total of 38 patients were enrolled in this study of which 36 females and two males. An high incidence of cases with autoimmune thyroiditis (63%), followed by polynodular goiter (26.3%) and hypothyroidism (10.7%) was found during the study. The identified dermatologic disorders associated with thyroid diseases were in order of frequency alopecia areata (22%), followed by lichen planus (18%). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that there is a significant association between certain dermatologic disorders and thyroid diseases, requiring periodic thyroid function tests.