Graves Disease.....: An uncommon manifestation of graves' disease, called graves' dermopathy, is the reddening and thickening of the skin, most often on your shins or the top of your feet. Most of the time, however, graves' disease affect the thyroid gland, so most of the symptoms will be endocrine in nature, mostly affecting behavior, eyesight, cardiac and autonomic nervous system functions.
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Yes: Graves disease is a thyroid disorder. Thyroid diseases can be known to cause changes in the skin, hair and nails of the feet and legs. Many times, the first sign of thyroid disease is caught in the toenails.
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