DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i05.006

Pages: 1896-1899

Endocrine diseases can affect the skin and its adnexa. Among these are the thyroid disorders which are common worldwide. In India too, thyroid disorders are quite common. According to a projection from various studies it has been estimated that about 42 million people in India, suffer from thyroid diseases. The present study was undertaken to study various Dermatological manifestations in Thyroid disorders in patients attending outpatients Of Skin and V.D. and Medicine Departments and also Inpatients of both Departments. Also various dermatological conditions were observed which can be associated with Thyroid disorders. Scaly Skin in 30%; Asteotic Eczema in 24%; Myxedema and Puffy Eyelids in 22% each; Cold intolerance (18%); Pallor and Carotenemia in 14%