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The Facilitation of Pericardiocentesis Using Imaging Techniques. A Case Report

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, 2016
Introduction: Pericardiocentesis is a procedure performed for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, and it consists in draining the pericardial effusion liquid in sterile conditions.
Manițiu Ioan, Cobârje Iulia, Bitea Ionuț, Cojan Radu, Bebeşelea Andra-Maria   +4 more
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A case report on myxedema madness: Curable psychosis

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2014
Myxedema madness is a very rare but established entity. A psychotic patient having hypothyroid features should always be evaluated regarding same. A 30-year-old female without known significant past medical history had, for the past one and half year ...
Nimesh Parikh, Prateek Sharma, Chirag Parmar   +2 more
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Sudden cardiac arrest as a rare presentation of myxedema coma: case report

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2017
Myxedema coma is a decompensated hypothyroidism which occurs due to long-standing, undiagnosed, or untreated hypothyroidism. Untreated hypothyroidism is known to affect almost all organs including the heart.
D. Salhan, D. Sapkota, P. Verma, Saroj Kandel, Omar Abdulfattah, A. Lixon, Deribe Zwenge, F. Schmidt   +7 more
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Myxedema of the Larynx: An Underrecognized Cause of Airway Compromise in Patients With Severe Hypothyroidism

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Myxedema coma and severe hypothyroidism are rare diagnoses with a high rate of mortality. Associated respiratory failure is well recognized; however, airway compromise as the result of myxedema infrequently is discussed.
Kelsey Perry, Areeba Kara, Amy Munchhof
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Morphological Diversity of Pretibial Myxedema and Its Mechanism of Evolving Process and Outcome: A Retrospective Study of 216 Cases

Journal of Thyroid Research, 2016
Background. Pretibial myxedema (PTM) is a rare dermopathy. The morphologic features and mechanism of its evolving process are not reported in large case series. Methods.
C. Lan, Yi Wang, Xia Zeng, J. Zhao, Xiaoxi Zou   +4 more
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Myxedema Coma-Associated Pancytopenia: A Case Report

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
Pancytopenia is defined as a reduction in red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, and can pose as a diagnostic challenge due to the multitude of causes. Myxedema coma is the manifestation of severe untreated hypothyroidism.
David A. Stein, Orit Twito, Yoav Geva, Nadav Sarid   +3 more
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Cardiomiopatía mixedematosa. Reporte de un caso Myocardiopathie myxedematosa. Report of case

Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas, 2011
Introducción: El hipotiroidismo o enfermedad de Gull (1873) es la afección endocrina más frecuente en nuestros tiempos en los países de todo el mundo y en cualquier raza. La incidencia anual de nuevos casos en la población general es de 1-2%.
Marcelina García Tassé, Miguel A Serra Valdés   +1 more
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Pretibial myxedema-like lesions in a 74-Year-old male with lepromatous leprosy and type 2 lepra reaction. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis
Zhang X, Hamal K, Liu D.
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Pretibial myxedema [PDF]

QJM, 2015
M M, Patil, S, Kamalanathan, J, Sahoo, N G, Rajesh   +3 more
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A Rare Presentation of Severe Hypothyroidism With Catatonia and Psychosis: Myxedema Madness. [PDF]

Cureus
Al Ghamdi AH, Alharbi RA, Alfaifi AJ, Bin Tuwalah NA.   +3 more
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