PRETIBIAL MYXEDEMA - A MANIFESTATION OF LYMPHEDEMA
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作者:
BULL, RH
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ROYAL W SUSSEX HOSP,CHICHESTER,W SUSSEX,ENGLANDROYAL W SUSSEX HOSP,CHICHESTER,W SUSSEX,ENGLAND
BULL, RH
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COBURN, PR
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ROYAL W SUSSEX HOSP,CHICHESTER,W SUSSEX,ENGLANDROYAL W SUSSEX HOSP,CHICHESTER,W SUSSEX,ENGLAND
COBURN, PR
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MORTIMER, PS
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ROYAL W SUSSEX HOSP,CHICHESTER,W SUSSEX,ENGLANDROYAL W SUSSEX HOSP,CHICHESTER,W SUSSEX,ENGLAND
MORTIMER, PS
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[1] ROYAL W SUSSEX HOSP,CHICHESTER,W SUSSEX,ENGLAND
来源:
LANCET
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1993年
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341卷
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8842期
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D O I:
10.1016/0140-6736(93)92990-B
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
Pretibial myxoedema (PTM) in its most extreme form clinically resembles lymphoedema. Studies with quantitative lymphoscintigraphy and fluorescence microlymphography in two patients with extensive PTM confirmed the presence of both functional and structural changes in the lymphatic system. We suggest that mucin deposition in the dermis causes compression of the dermal lymphatics, which results in dermal oedema and the clinical features of lymphoedema.
机构:
Nanjing Univ Chinese Med, Yancheng TCM Hosp, Yan Cheng, Jiangsu, Peoples R ChinaNanjing Univ Chinese Med, Yancheng TCM Hosp, Yan Cheng, Jiangsu, Peoples R China