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Graves' disease dermopathy medical therapy

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1],Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Overview

The treatment of choice for Graves’ disease dermopathy is topical glucocorticoids. No specific therapy is available for acropachy.

Dermopathy and Acropachy

Dermopathy and Acropachy

  • The treatment of choice for Graves’ disease dermopathy is topical glucocorticoids.[1]
  • No specific therapy is available for acropachy.



References

References

  1. Fatourechi V (2012). “Thyroid dermopathy and acropachy”. Best Pract. Res. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 26 (4): 553–65. doi:10.1016/j.beem.2011.10.001. PMID 22863396.

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