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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, Antony Lixon, Omar Abdulfattah   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Myxedema coma

Leonard Wartofsky
exaly   +3 more sources

Myxedema Coma

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
James V Hennessey
exaly   +4 more sources

Carotid artery aneurysm resulting in myxedema coma [PDF]

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2015
Intra-sellar aneurysms are a rare, but important consideration when evaluating pituitary masses. Identification of aneurysms is critical to appropriate treatment and avoiding perilous consequences.
Elizabeth M. Lamos, Graeme F. Woodworth, Kashif M. Munir   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Myxedema Coma as a Presentation of Panhypopituitarism Secondary to Traumatic Brain Injury [PDF]

Case Reports in Endocrinology
Conclusion: 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, Tomás González-Vidal, Pedro Pujante Alarcón, Elías Delgado Álvarez, Edelmiro Menéndez Torre   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A Rare Case of Myxedema Coma with Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Myxedema coma or hypothyroid crisis is an endocrine emergency and needs ICU management. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is another medical emergency which needs high degree of clinical suspicion else mortality can be high. There is a paradox in co
Siddharth Dixit, Manoj Kumar Dutta, Mayank Namdeo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Masayuki Akatsuka, Shuji Yamamoto, Michiaki Yamakage   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case Report: Myxedema Coma Caused by Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis in a Patient With Severe Hypothyroidism

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, Hiroshi Ito, Kenzo Fukuda, Kenzo Fukuda, Kenji Ashida, Kenji Ashida, Ayako Nagayama, Tomoki Sako, Kouichiro Mizuochi, Masaharu Kabashima, Satoko Yoshinobu, Shimpei Iwata, Nao Hasuzawa, Sumika Hayashi, Tomoyuki Akashi, Masatoshi Nomura   +15 more
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Successful treatment of myxedema coma using levothyroxine and liothyronine in the setting of adrenal crisis and severe cardiogenic shock in a patient with apparent primary empty sella

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, Alexander C. Hafey, Christopher R. McCartney, Jeremy R. Steinman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Myxedema coma presenting with seizures, pericardial effusion, and rhabdomyolysis

Iatreia, 2021
Myxedema coma is the most serious complication of hypothyroidism. It usually occurs in the context of elderly women, with known hypothyroidism without proper management and in the presence of a triggering event.
Juan Sebastián Peinado-Acevedo , Luis Antonio Rodríguez-Arrieta , Carlos Alfonso Builes-Barrera, Alejandro Román-González   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source