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Panhypopituitarism Presenting as Myxedema Coma Unveiling Sheehan’s Syndrome [PDF]
Case Reports in EndocrinologyMyxedema coma (MC) is a rare and life-threatening complication of uncontrolled hypothyroidism. We report a 46-year-old Hispanic female who presented with hemodynamic instability and hyponatremia. She was initially diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency (AI)
Mennaallah Eid, Daniel Joseph Toft
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Myxedema Coma as a Presentation of Panhypopituitarism Secondary to Traumatic Brain Injury [PDF]
Case Reports in EndocrinologyConclusion: Hypopituitarism should be suspected in patients with head trauma and symptoms of hormone deficiency. Advanced clinical forms, such as myxedema coma, may also occur.
Diego Rivas-Otero +4 more
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Clinical course of myxedema coma in an Alzheimer’s disease patient and co-founding of J wave: A case report [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareMyxedema coma is a rare condition and is associated with a high mortality rate. Management has been based on the medical experience due to its rarity.
Manar Shalak +3 more
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Case Reports in EndocrinologyMyxedema 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 +5 more
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Myxedema Coma-Associated Pancytopenia: A Case Report [PDF]
Rambam Maimonides Medical JournalPancytopenia is defined as a reduction in red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, and can pose as a diagnostic challenge due to the multitude of causes. Myxedema coma is the manifestation of severe untreated hypothyroidism.
David A. Stein +3 more
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Sudden cardiac arrest as a rare presentation of myxedema coma: case report
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2017 Myxedema coma is a decompensated hypothyroidism which occurs due to long-standing, undiagnosed, or untreated hypothyroidism. Untreated hypothyroidism is known to affect almost all organs including the heart.
Divya Salhan +2 more
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Coma mixedematoso, case report [PDF]
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2019 Patient used for 82 years. Emergency service to present a time of illness of 15 days with hyporexia, dysarthria, rigidity of upper and lower limbs, general condition, periodic with edema, skin lesions and sensory disorder, bradycardia.
Fanny Ramírez-Calderón +2 more
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Medicina, 2018 Hypothyroidism is a frequently diagnosed and simply treated disease. If not recognised, however, in time it may develop into the most severe manifestation of hypothyroidism known as myxedema coma. The term "myxedema coma" is generally seen as misleading since most patients do not initially present in a coma. The typical progression is lethargy evolving
Leonardo F L, Rizzo +3 more
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Endocrine emergency: Myxedematous coma and stroke-like presentation due to steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT) [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case ReportsBackground: Hypothyroidism presents with various symptoms, including fatigue, cold intolerance, and xerostomia. Myxedema coma (MC) is an endocrinological emergency requiring early treatment to prevent multiple organ failure and improve survival.
O. Jiménez-Zarazúa +3 more
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Sequential Amiodarone-Induced Thyroid Dysfunction: From Myxedema Coma to Late-Onset Type 1 Thyrotoxicosis After Drug Withdrawal. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Amiodarone therapy may induce thyroid dysfunction in approximately 20% of patients, either amiodarone‐induced hypothyroidism (AIH) or thyrotoxicosis (AIT). Both situations may occur at any time during treatment or even months to years after drug withdrawal due to tissue storage with slow systemic release.
Soares DM, Ferreira L.
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