甲状腺疾患と治療のジャーナル
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概要

Elephantiasis in a Patient with EMO Syndrome

Xianghui Meng, Shuhang Xu*, Guofang Chen, Xiangfei Meng, Zhoujun Liu, Hongjie Di and Chao Liu*

Exophthalmos, myxedema and osteoarthropathy (EMO) comprise the triad known as EMO syndrome. Thyroid dysfunction followed by Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) commonly was its classic manifestation. The elephantiasic variant was rarely seen. Herein, we reported an unusual case of EMO syndrome associated with severe elephantiasic subtype of pretibial myxedema.