Euthyroid Pretibial Mucinous Dermatoses: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence and the Controversy Surrounding Their Classification

Authors

  • Ghassan Barnawi Division of Dermatology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
  • Raquel Lazarowitz Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
  • Ammar Saed Aldien Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
  • Tammam Alanezi Department of Dermatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
  • Ivan V. Litvinov Department of Specialized Medicine, St. Mary’s Hospital Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.44322

Keywords:

Obesity associated lymphedematous mucinosis, Stasis mucinoses, Thyroid dermopathy, pretibial myxedema

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2025-10-22

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Barnawi, G., Lazarowitz, R., Saed Aldien, A., Alanezi, T., & Litvinov, I. V. (2025). Euthyroid Pretibial Mucinous Dermatoses: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence and the Controversy Surrounding Their Classification. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv44322. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.44322

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