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Myxedema Coma and the Heart: Would You Miss the Signs?

Cureus, 2023
Myxedema Coma (MC) is a life-threatening medical emergency that occurs as a severe complication of untreated or poorly managed hypothyroidism. Prompt diagnosis is crucial as the condition can rapidly deteriorate and lead to life-threatening complications.
Juan I Vazquez-Fuster, Giovanni Rivera, Sonia I Vicenty-Rivera, Francisco Merced   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Subclinical Hypothyroidism Presenting as Myxedema Coma: Case Report and Literature Review

Cureus, 2022
Myxedema coma is a medical emergency with a high mortality rate. Patients with hypothyroidism may develop myxedema coma if left untreated, although quite rare nowadays owing to regular TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) monitoring.
Tsering Dolkar, Michlene Zouetr, Malavika Shankar, A. K. Rayapureddy, Z. Shiferaw-Deribe   +4 more
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A case of fatal myxedema coma with electrocardiogram Osborne J-wave in a patient initially diagnosed with hypothyroidism.

Endocrine journal, 2022
Myxedema coma is a life-threatening endocrine emergency with a high mortality rate resulting from severe insufficiency of thyroid hormones. Intravenous levothyroxine replacement is considered the standard therapy for myxedema coma in many countries.
M. Kaneko, K. Ohara, Hisaharu Shikata
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Graves' disease complicated by concurrent thyroid eye disease and pretibial myxedema successfully treated with teprotumumab

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
We report a 51‐year‐old woman with thyroid eye disease and biopsy‐proven pretibial myxedema that was subsequently treated with teprotumumab with improvement.
Brendan K. Bowens, Eva Chou, David P LaChance, James R Huynh, Patrick Voorhees, T. C. Do, M. Shakir, T. Hoang   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Myxedema Secondary to Levothyroxine Malabsorption in Newly Diagnosed Celiac Disease

Cureus, 2022
Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder that predominantly affects the small intestine and is related to antibodies created against gluten when the substance is ingested.
Brandon Wiggins, Kyle T Knight, Fady Banno, Mark J. Minaudo   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Causal Association Between Thyroid Function and Myeloproliferative Disease: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study. [PDF]

Int J Endocrinol
Background Thyroid dysfunction has been linked to hematologic abnormalities, but whether thyroid function has a causal role in myeloproliferative diseases (MDs), including chronic myeloproliferative disease (CMD), remains unclear. We used Mendelian randomization (MR) to assess the potential causal effects of thyroid‐related traits on MD risk. Methods A
Xiang J, Yan J, Shen J, Mao M, Zheng Z, Deng S.   +5 more
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A case of pretibial myxedema treated with teprotumumab

JAAD Case Reports, 2021
I&D: incision and drainage IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor 1 IGF-1R: insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor PTM: Pretibial myxedema TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone INTRODUCTION Pretibial myxedema (PTM) is a dermatological manifestation of autoimmune ...
L. Petit, Anna Catinis, Emily B Richard, J. Silverberg   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Myxedema Coma: Case Report and Literature Review

Cureus, 2021
Myxedema coma is a life-threatening manifestation of hypothyroidism associated with altered mental status, hypothermia, and symptoms related to the slowing of other organ systems. It can occur as a culmination of severe, longstanding hypothyroidism or be
S. Elkattawy, Preanka Dhanoa, Juliet Kotys, Hardik A. Fichadiya, A. Eckman   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sudden Cardiac Arrest in a Patient With Myxedema Coma and COVID-19

Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with significant lung and cardiac morbidity but there is a limited understanding of the endocrine manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Neal M. Dixit, Katie Truong, Soniya V. Rabadia, David Li, P. Srivastava, Tina Mosaferi, M. C. Calfon Press, I. Donangelo, T. Kelesidis   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Local immune microenvironment of skin may play an important role in the development of pretibial myxedema

Experimental Dermatology, 2021
Pretibial myxedema (PTM), characterized by the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans in dermis is an autoimmune skin disorder, which is almost always associated with Graves’ disease (GD).
Xiaoying Chen, Jiaoyun Dong, Li Zhang, Xiaoqing Zhao, R. Shi, M. Pan, Jie Zheng   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source