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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 +3 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 +1 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 +2 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 +9 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Myxedema coma is a critical disorder with high mortality rates. Disruption of the compensatory mechanism for severe and long-term hypothyroidism by various causes leads to critical conditions, including hypothermia, respiratory failure, circulatory ...
Hiroshi Ito +15 more
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Thyroxine-Induced preradial myxedema
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2019 Localized myxedema is most commonly described in patients with hyperthyroidism, especially Graves' disease. Although pretibial myxedema generally appears as indurated plaques on the shins, it has also been rarely reported in other areas such as the face,
Mary Zothanpuii Chhangte +3 more
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Myxedema coma complicated by bilateral hygromas
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2021 Myxedema coma is an important differential diagnosis in critically ill patients. Early diagnosis and treatment are paramount but challenging due to a lack of diagnostic criteria. We report a case about a patient who suffered from untreated hypothyroidism
Ann-Elin Meling Stokland +4 more
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Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2017 Myxedema crisis is a life-threatening extreme form of hypothyroidism with a high mortality rate if left untreated. Myxedema crisis is commonly seen in older patients, especially in women, and is associated with signs of hypothyroidism, hypothermia ...
Sonali Sihindi Chapa Gunatilake +1 more
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Look into hypothermia and hyponatremia in a myxedema coma case
Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports, 2023 Background/objective: Given high mortality rates, understanding the management of associated hypothermia and hyponatremia in the myxedema coma remains crucial.
Amrit Pathak +2 more
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