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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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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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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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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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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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A unique case of concurrent cutaneous lichen amyloidosis and myxedema [PDF]
, 2022 Lichen amyloidosis is believed to be caused by damage to keratinocytes, often by chronic scratching. It has also been associated with autoimmune conditions, including thyroid disease.
Gaghan, Lindsey +4 more
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Myxedema crisis in an adolescent girl, successfully treated by oral thyroxine: A case report
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2023 Myxedema crisis is a condition with high mortality. It affects adults more often than children. Patients present with low blood pressure, low pulse, low body temperature, hypoventilation, and gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Rahul Tandon +5 more
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Preradial myxedema in a euthyroid male: A distinct rarity [PDF]
, 2013 Localized or pretibial myxedema is one of the signs of Graves disease (along with goiter, exophthalmus, thyroid acropathy, and high circulating levels of long-acting thyroid-stimulating hormone) and usually tends to occur at a later stage of the disease ...
Verma, Shyam +4 more
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