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Myxedema-related cardiac tamponade diagnosed by focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS): a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
IntroductionPericardial effusion can progress to cardiac tamponade, a life-threatening condition in which clinical findings are often nonspecific and a complete Beck's triad is frequently absent.
H. A. Nati-Castillo, Martin Ocampo-Posada, Wilfredo Antonio Rivera-Martínez, Fredy Lizarazo Davila, Alice Gaibor-Pazmiño, Marlon Rojas-Cadena, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy   +6 more
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Pretibial myxedema in a euthyroid patient: a case report

Thyroid Research, 2021
Background Pretibial myxedema also known as localized myxedema, thyroid dermopathy, or infiltrative dermopathy and rarely as localized mucinosis is an infrequent manifestation of Graves’ disease.
Rediet Ambachew, Tizita Yosef, Aklilu M. Gebremariam, Lishan Demere, Theodros Aberra, Getahun Tarekegn, Ahmed Reja   +6 more
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A Rare Case of Myxedema Coma with Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Myxedema coma or hypothyroid crisis is an endocrine emergency and needs ICU management. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is another medical emergency which needs high degree of clinical suspicion else mortality can be high. There is a paradox in co
Siddharth Dixit, Manoj Kumar Dutta, Mayank Namdeo   +2 more
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Periorbital myxedema treated with intralesional hyaluronidase

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020
Purpose: Periorbital myxedema is one the most challenging symptoms for patients with Graves' eye disease (GED). The treatment of this condition is complex and often unsatisfactory.
Aleksandra L. Lindgren, Sharleen Sidhu, Kathleen M. Welsh   +2 more
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Myxedema Coma: A Rare Case of Shock Post-Pericardial Window Procedure

Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology, 2022
The clinical features of severe hypothyroidism vary in presentation, ranging from subclinical symptoms to multiorgan failure referred to as myxedema coma. The cornerstone treatments of myxedema coma include aggressive thyroid hormone replacement combined
Blerina Asllanaj, Mark Olson, Yi McWhorter   +2 more
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Severe hypoxemia after extubation secondary to myxedema coma: a case report

Journal of International Medical Research, 2023
Myxedema coma is a rare and life-threatening endocrine emergency characterized by abnormalities in multiple organ systems. A 32-year-old woman with prolonged undiagnosed severe hypothyroidism was referred to our hospital owing to lower abdominal pain and
Jintao Sun, Qiaoyi Peng, Yuefeng Huaguo, Li Hu, Hongmei Zhou   +4 more
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Sudden cardiac arrest associated with myxedema coma due to undiagnosed hypothyroidism: a case report

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2021
Background Myxedema coma, which occurs due to hypothyroidism, is a rare and life-threatening condition. Some patients have hemodynamic dysfunction, which consequently leads to cardiac arrest.
Asami Yoshinaka, Masayuki Akatsuka, Shuji Yamamoto, Michiaki Yamakage   +3 more
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Successfully treated case of severe hypothermia secondary to myxedema coma

Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2023
Background Myxedema coma is an extremely rare but fatal endocrine emergency that requires urgent recognition and treatment. We describe a case of severe hypothermia that rapidly deteriorated to cardiac arrest that was attributed to myxedema coma.
Hirotsugu Yamamoto, Takashi Hongo, Tsuyoshi Nojima, Takafumi Obara, Yoshinori Kosaki, Kohei Ageta, Kohei Tsukahara, Tetsuya Yumoto, Atsunori Nakao, Hiromichi Naito   +9 more
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Pediatric Myxedema Coma – presenting as Surgical Abdomen

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2018
Myxedema com, also called myxedema crisis is a rare life threatening clinical condition that represents severe hypothyroidism. It may be the initial presentation in pediatric patients with prolonged untreated hypothyroidism.
G V Basavaraj, H S Vinayaka, Kiruthiga Sugumar   +2 more
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Myxedema Coma Associated with Macroprolactinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2022
Myxedema coma is a rare life-threatening presentation of severe hypothyroidism associated with a high mortality rate. Although most cases are due to primary thyroid failure, a minority have central hypothyroidism as the underlying cause.
Elizabeth Jasola Omoniyi, Richard J. Robbins   +1 more
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