Localized Pretibial 'Myxœdema' in Thyrotoxicosis
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a localized pretibial accumulation of mucin under the skin is not found in myxcedema, but for want of a proper name and in order to facilitate reference to earlier literature, the name has been retained. It has been suggested by Webber (1937) that the word myxcedema should be in inverted commas. Trotter and Eden (1942) have recently reviewed 73 cases of this condition mentioned in literature, and have recorded 4 cases of their
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دوره 79 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1944