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Severe myxedema coma and pericardial effusion in a child with Down syndrome: the importance of adherence to levothyroxine therapy

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Background. Myxedema coma is a rare, but life-threatening endocrinological emergency. Myxedema is characterized by altered mental status, and is accompanied by hypotension, bradycardia, hypothermia, bradypnea, hyporeflexia, hyponatremia, and ...
Hatice Feray Arı, Ahmet Anık, Şule Demir, Serkan Fazlı Çelik   +3 more
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Nivolumab induced myxedema crisis

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 2017
Background Nivolumab is an anti-programmed cell death (anti-PD-1) monoclonal antibody that is approved by Food and Drug Administration for treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, metastatic melanoma, relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma and advanced ...
Uqba Khan, Humaira Rizvi, Dahlia Sano, Jane Chiu, Tarik Hadid   +4 more
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Pretibial Myxedema

, 1996
Pretibial myxedema is very rarely associated with Thyrotoxicosis.
Gangopadhyay Ashok kumar
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Nodular Foot Myxedema Masquerading as Lymphedema

, 2015
Summary: Lymphedema results from abnormal development or injury to the lymphatic system. One-fourth of patients with lower extremity enlargement are erroneously labeled with “lymphedema.” We describe a patient with hypothyroidism who developed soft ...
Schmidt, Birgitta, Couto, Javier A., Greene, Arin   +2 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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Myxedema madness complicating postoperative follow-up of thyroid cancer

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Although hypothyroidism is associated with an increased prevalence of psychiatric manifestations, myxedema madness is rarely observed. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with no prior history of psychiatric disorders, who presented to the ...
Yanina J. Morosán Allo, Melanie Rosmarin, Agustina Urrutia, Maria Cristina Faingold, Carla Musso, Gabriela Brenta   +5 more
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Exophthalmos Myxedema Acropachy Syndrome: A Case Report.

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2014
Exophthalmos, myxedema, and acropachy are collectively named Exophthalmos myxedema acropachy (EMA) syn-drome, which is a rare syndrome associated with hypertcardiotrophia. Among patients with hyperthyreosis, EMA has an incidence less than 1%.
Qian Zhao, Yao Cheng, Mengxue Yang, Xianwen Li   +3 more
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A CASE OF MYXEDEMA [PDF]

Southern Medical Journal, 1919
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Frequent Seronegative Primary Hypothyroidism in Myxedema Coma in Japan: Three Case Reports With a Systematic Review

Case Reports in Endocrinology
Myxedema coma is a rare life-threatening form of hypothyroidism that manifests as neuropsychiatric, metabolic, respiratory, and cardiovascular dysfunction. From 2010 to 2022, our hospital managed three cases of myxedema coma.
Yosuke Okuno, Kosuke Mukai, Yuri Tamura, Tomoaki Hayakawa, Atsunori Fukuhara, Iichiro Shimomura   +5 more
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Impact of untreated hypothyroidism on the cardiac conduction system: A case report and review of pathophysiology [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Medical Practice
Background. Third-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, also referred as complete heart block, results from the complete disruption of impulse transmission between the atria and ventricles, leading to desynchronized electrical activity.
Iulia-Alexandra Pirga, Marius Lucian Popescu, Adrian Ionut Ungureanu   +2 more
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