thyroid acropachy

• periosteal reaction
  • metacarpals
  • long bones of lower limbs

• pretibial myxedema
• exophthalmos

• prob 2' to long-standing exposure to LATS
• 0.5 - 10% of pts after thyroidectomy for thyrotoxicosis

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18