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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine research2020

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Autoimmunity and Local Factors in Multiple Risk Factors Are Mainly Involved in the Occurrence of Pretibial Myxedema.

Changgui Lan, Liping Hu, Chengqi Liao, Yuhong Shi, Yi Wang, Shuanghua Cheng, Wei Huang

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Changgui LanDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) 416 Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Liping HuDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) 416 Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Chengqi LiaoDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) 416 Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Yuhong ShiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) 416 Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Yi WangDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) 416 Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Shuanghua ChengDepartment of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) 416 Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Wei HuangDepartment of Health Checkup Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) 416 Hospital, Chengdu, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPretibial myxedema (PTM) is a local mucinous dermopathy associated with thyroid diseases. Since the etiology of PTM is unclear, the aim of this study is to identify the risk factors for PTM and their etiological roles in PTM occurrence.

methodsA large-scale case-control study (n = 1,200) was performed to identify risk factors for PTM by calculating odds ratio (OR) values and 95% confidential intervals. The PTM group entered a glucocorticoid treatment trial. Patients with complete response were followed up to the first relapse in a cohort study. The relative risk (RR) values of the main risk factors were calculated for PTM relapse to test their etiological roles.

resultsAmong the 19 factors, six risk factors were identified: thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor antibody (TRAb) (OR 42.93), autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) or AITD history (OR 10.30), local trauma (OR 6.55), venous stasis posture (OR 6.16), cigarette smoking (OR 4.48), and age (OR 1.05). Serum TRAb levels were positively correlated with the severity of PTM. Of note, 371/400 patients received glucocorticoid treatment, and 330 achieved complete response. The serum TRAb levels after treatment decreased dramatically compared with those before treatment. After stopping glucocorticoid treatment, serum TRAb levels increased significantly when PTM relapsed (P < 0.001). In 165 relapse cases, an increase in serum TRAb levels occurred first, followed by persistent venous stasis posture or local trauma and finally PTM. The RR of elevated serum TRAb levels was 6.73 in PTM relapse cases. In the elevated serum TRAb level group, the RRs of local trauma, venous stasis posture, and local trauma plus venous stasis posture were 8.81, 6.5, and 8.84, respectively, for PTM relapse cases.

conclusionsTSHR autoimmunity and local factors in the six identified risk factors are the main causes of PTM occurrence.

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Case-control studyCohort studyEtiologyGlucocorticoid treatmentLocal skin traumaPretibial myxedemaTSH receptor autoantibodyVenous stasis posture

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