Morgellons disease (MD) is a dermopathy characterized by multicolored filaments that lie under, are embedded in, or project from skin. Although MD was initially considered to be a delusional disorder, recent studies have demonstrated that the dermopathy is associated with tickborne infection, that the filaments are composed of keratin and collagen, and that they result from proliferation of ker...

Vol. 30, No. 1, 2018 125 Received December 14, 2016, Revised March 6, 2017, Accepted for publication March 10, 2017 Corresponding author: Agnethe Berglund, Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark. Tel: 45-78-45-00-00, Fax: 45-78-46-20-10, E-mail: agnetheberglund@ dadlnet.dk This is an Open Access article distributed...

Graves-Basedow disease (GBd) since late fifties has been considered to be autoimmune thyroid disorder where the presence of thyroid stimulating antibodies (TSAb) may lead to hyperthyroidism, thyroid orbitopathy and thyroid dermopathy. During last years it was generally accepted that development of Graves-Basedow disease is dependent on the presence of two or three groups of factors genetic and ...

We report an infant delivered at 31 weeks gestation with restrictive dermopathy, which is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis. The baby had thin, tightly adherent skin that causes arthrogryposis and respiratory insufficiency. Histological findings of the skin include flat dermal-epidermal junction, thinned dermis with compactly arranged collagen fibers, and hypoplastic appendage structure...

Dysthyroid orbitopathy (thyroid-associated orbitopathy or Graves’ ophthalmopathy) is the most common cause of both unilateral and bilateral proptosis in adults. This proptosis is usually accompanied by eyelid retraction, orbital congestion or motility disturbances. Each patient experiences a unique combination of symptoms and signs for an unpredictable duration and with varying severity. Althou...

INTRODUCTION Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy is a recently recognised fibrosing disorder originally identified as a scleromyxoedema-like cutaneous disease in patients with renal disease. CLINICAL PICTURE A 45-year-old lady with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with well-defined erythematous, non-tender, indurated plaques on both legs 4 months after haemodialysis for rapidly progressive...