Thyroid And Skin Diseases Treatment Service
The functioning of the skin depends on the general health of the body and is under the control of hormones especially thyroid. Hair growth, grease glands (sebaceous glands that produce grease or sebum) are affected by the thyroid. The actual thickness of the skin also depends on thyroid function. The skin manifestations of thyroid disease can present as non-specific signs secondary to thyroid imbalances such as hyperthyroidism (Graves’ disease) and hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis), or can appear in association with other autoimmune diseases.
Thyroid
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The functioning of the skin depends on the general health of the body and is under the control of hormones especially thyroid. Hair growth, grease glands (sebaceous glands that produce grease or sebum) are affected by the thyroid. The actual thickness of the skin also depends on thyroid function. The skin manifestations of thyroid disease can present as non-specific signs secondary to thyroid imbalances such as hyperthyroidism (Graves’ disease) and hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis), or can appear in association with other autoimmune diseases.
| Skin Changes in Hypothyroidism
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Skin changes in Hyperthyroidism
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| Coarse, thin, scaly skin
Swelling (hands, face, eyelids) Dry skin (xerosis) Dry, brittle, coarse hair Hair fall Pallor Loss of outer third of eyebrows Coarse, dull, thin, brittle nails Decreased sweating
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Smooth, thin skin
Thyroid dermopathy (Pre tibial myxedema) Warm skin Fine hair (“loses wave”) Hair fall Redness Hyperpigmentation, Blackening Shiny, soft, friable nails Increased sweating (hyperhydrosis)
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