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Cutaneous symptoms in hypothyroidism

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Walaa Mansour Ahmed , Prof. Hanan Rabea Nada , Prof. Ghada Mahmoud Khafagy , Dr. Eman Elsayed Sedik Ibrahim , Dr. Mona Yousry Helmy
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.14.2024.10301-10309

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Introduction: Thyroid disorders are known to cause a wide range of skin manifestations. Hypothyroidism causes changes in the skin, hair and nails. Aim: To detect the prevalence of cutaneous symptoms in hypothyroid patients. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study, conducted on 300 patients recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism o done at Family medicine / Endocrine Outpatient Clinics at Cairo University Hospitals screened for evidence of cutaneous manifestations of thyroid disorders. Results: the predominant cutaneous symptom in patients was dry skin (38.7%), followed by Pruritis (28.7%), pigmentary changes (27.3%) and diffuse hair loss (22%). puffy face was complained by 18.7% patients, whereas rough skin by 13.3% of patients. slow nail growth was reported as a cutaneous complaint by 10.7% of patients, thin brittle hair was found in 8.7% cases, and (6.7%) of cases had either decreased sweating or brittle nails. Conclusion: skin, hair and nail disorders are common finding in thyroid gland dysfunction. Hence both dermatologist and physician should be aware of the interrelationship of both skin and thyroid gland, so that the patients are investigated promptly to rule out thyroid dysfunctions if any such signs and symptoms are present.

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