Results: Cutaneous changes were seen in 54 out of 100 (54%) patients in the study group. 27% of men (n=22) and 61.54% of women (n=78)had skin, hair or nail changes. The common cutaneous changes seen in hypothyroid patients (n=64) were – palmoplantar keratoderma (54.7%), madarosis (25%), myxoedematous changes (25%) and fragile skin (21.9%) and in hyperthyroid patients (n=36) were – warm skin (88...

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