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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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Myxedema Coma: A Forgotten Medical Emergency With a Precipitous Onset
Cureus, 2020 Myxedema coma is a rare life-threatening disorder characterized by severe hypothyroidism leading to multiorgan failure and even death. This case also reminds clinicians that the misnomer “coma” is misleading, and the patient can present with less severe ...
R. Acharya +4 more
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Secondary Lymphedema of Both Lower Extremities Complicated with Pretibial Myxedema: A Case Report
Xiehe Yixue Zazhi, 2023 This paper reports a case of rare secondary lymphedema with pretibial myxedema, which was diagnosed as secondary lymphedema of both lower extremities by completing a comprehensive examination of the lymphatic system.
HAO Kun +7 more
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Coma hipotiroideu e crise tireotóxica.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1997 Two clinical cases of endocrinologic emergency are presented: myxedema coma and thyrotoxic crisis. These are very severe situations with a high mortality rate.
A de D Soares, L M Falcão, E De Barros
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Reversible bradycardia secondary to myxedema coma: case-report.
Reviews in cardiovascular medicine, 2020 Myxedema coma occurs mostly in patients with long-standing untreated or undertreated hypothyroidism. Bradycardia is a well-known cardiac manifestation for myxedema coma; however, not all bradycardia with hypothyroidism are sinus bradycardia.
O. Kousa +6 more
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An Atypical Case of Myxedema Coma with Concomitant Nonconvulsive Seizure
Case Reports in Critical Care, 2016 Hypothyroidism is a prevalent condition in the general population that is treatable with appropriately dosed thyroid hormone replacement medication.
Pratik Patel +3 more
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Successful treatment of myxedema coma with a combination of levothyroxine and liothyronine.
Endocrine journal, 2019 Myxedema coma is a rare endocrine emergency resulting from the decompensation of severe hypothyroidism, which is associated with a high mortality rate. It is characterized by the deterioration of mental status, hypothermia, hypotension, hyponatremia, and
K. Ueda +4 more
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Pre-tibial myxedema: treatment with intralesional corticosteroid [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 The pretibial myxedema is a manifestation of Graves' disease characterized by accumulation of glycosaminoglycans in the reticular dermis. The dermopathy is self-limiting but in some cases may cause cosmetic and functional damage.
Luana Oliveira Ramos +4 more
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports, 2021 Hypothyroidism is a common pathological condition of thyroid hormone deficiency that varies widely in relation to both the acuity with which the deficiency develops and the clinical manifestations of the disease.
Omar Elghawy +3 more
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Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Over 10 million thyroid function tests (TFTs) are carried out in England each year, most requests coming from primary care. Our previous work showed that only 25% of results for patients being treated with Levothyroxine fell within the TSH/FT4 boundary circumscribing 75% of untreated individuals.
Adrian H. Heald +8 more
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