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Suggest Treatment For A Thyroid Condition That Produces Black Spots On The Body
My father was diagnosed with a thyroid condition that produces black spots on his body. He said it was due to a lack of a thyroid hormone and said it was called pseudo something.
Fri, 26 Apr 2019
Hello,
From your description I can deduct that your father has hypothyroidism caused by a condition called Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Generally, the thyroid diseases do not cause black spots on the body. Anyway, I can say that there is a connection between an autoimmune thyroid disease like Hashimoto's thyroiditis and an autoimmune skin condition called vitiligo.
Vitiligo is a disease in which the pigment cells of the skin are destroyed in certain areas. Symptoms and signs of vitiligo include loss of skin color in the form of depigmented or white patches of skin in any location on the body. The treatment in your father's circumstances is thyroid hormone replacement therapy or Levothyroxine. This medication will help to normalize the symptoms of thyroid hormone deficiency but the spots in his skin probably will not disappear (if the skin condition is vitiligo).
Anyway my advice is to consult physically a dermatologist in your area for the right diagnosis / treatment of his skin condition and an endocrinologist for the prescription of Levothyroxine, the right doses and the follow up of his thyroid condition. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thank you.
Regards,
Dr. Elona Xhardo
Endocrinologist
From your description I can deduct that your father has hypothyroidism caused by a condition called Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Generally, the thyroid diseases do not cause black spots on the body. Anyway, I can say that there is a connection between an autoimmune thyroid disease like Hashimoto's thyroiditis and an autoimmune skin condition called vitiligo.
Vitiligo is a disease in which the pigment cells of the skin are destroyed in certain areas. Symptoms and signs of vitiligo include loss of skin color in the form of depigmented or white patches of skin in any location on the body. The treatment in your father's circumstances is thyroid hormone replacement therapy or Levothyroxine. This medication will help to normalize the symptoms of thyroid hormone deficiency but the spots in his skin probably will not disappear (if the skin condition is vitiligo).
Anyway my advice is to consult physically a dermatologist in your area for the right diagnosis / treatment of his skin condition and an endocrinologist for the prescription of Levothyroxine, the right doses and the follow up of his thyroid condition. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thank you.
Regards,
Dr. Elona Xhardo
Endocrinologist
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