Pathology
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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Generalized myxedema in hypothyreosis
Clinical signs
  • associated with hypothyreosis
  • affects large areas of the body (face, eyelids, hands, legs, tongue)
  • small hemorrhages of the skin and mucous membranes (ecchymoses)
  • the skin is dry, rough (sebaceous and sweat production is decreased)
  • other organs are affected as well (the heart, nervous system, GIT, genital organs
Histology

The increase in dermal mucin is inconspicuous.