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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep 15;6(12):1281-1282.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.09.003. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Resolution of pretibial myxedema with teprotumumab in a patient with Graves disease

Aakaash Varma  1 , Charles Rheeman  2 , Jacob Levitt  2
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Case Reports

Resolution of pretibial myxedema with teprotumumab in a patient with Graves disease

Aakaash Varma et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Pretibial myxedema before and after treatment with teprotumumab. A, Patient's pretibial myxedema at its worst before therapy. B, Patient's pretibial myxedema 14 months after treatment with electrocautery and rituximab infusions. (Previously published.4) C, Patient's pretibial myxedema 1 week after fourth infusion of teprotumumab.
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