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Acquired Ichthyosis and Hypertrichosis due to Autoimmune Thyroiditis: Therapeutic Response to Thyroxine Replacement
Author(s) -
Brazzelli Valeria,
Prestinari Francesca,
Barbagallo Tania,
Bellani Eleonora,
Calcaterra Valeria,
Larizza Daniella,
Lauriola Maria M.,
Borroni Giovanni
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2005.00114.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrichosis , dermatology , thyroiditis , ichthyosis , autoimmune thyroiditis , thyroid , endocrinology
Thyroid diseases may be associated with a wide variety of dermatologic disorders. We report a 15‐year‐old girl with acquired ichthyosis and hypertrichosis associated with hypothyroidism resulting from autoimmune thyroiditis. Her skin lesions progressively resolved after 8 months of replacement therapy with L‐thyroxine. This result supports the hypothesis that hypothyroidism in our patient can be directly related to the pathogenesis of acquired ichthyosis and hypertrichosis.