Myxedema coma is a rare condition associated with high mortality. The pathophysiology is complex and often involves profound hypothyroidism as well as an inciting event. The diagnosis should be suspected based on the clinical presentation, and treatment should not be delayed while awaiting confirmatory ...
Each condition can cause myxedema, the deposition of a mucuslike substance below the surface of the skin that makes the top layers, the epidermis, seem thicker. FromNew York Times Doctor, with your medical education a course in Osteopathy would teach you that it is not necessary to subject ...
a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism. [1875–80] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights...
18.The sclerotic process in the arteries is due to the lack of thyroid as in cases of myxedema. 19.Each condition can cause myxedema, the deposition of a mucuslike substance below the surface of the skin that makes the top layers, the epidermis, seem thicker. ...
Scleroderma is an uncommon condition, but has features that are commonly encountered in a general population such as Raynaud's phenomenon and gastroesophag... LK Hummers 被引量: 7发表: 2012年 SUN-586 A Case Of Myxedema Coma With A Surprising Twist of SubAcute Infarct In The Frontal Lobe. In...
The two cases reported represent the two general groups of mental illness associated with myxedema, one group in which myxedema appears to be the primary cause of the psychosis, the other in which myxedema is not directly related to the psychosis or may play only a secondary rle.In the first...
Introduction: Hypothyroidism is a common endocrine disorder with multi-system involvement, with prevalence rate of 4.6% among the U.S. population. Clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism can vary widely from subclinical condition to mu... R Abdelmasih,R Abdelmaseih,D Goel,... - 《Journal of ...
It is invariably associated with exophthalmos. Clubbing of the fingers or of fingers and toes may occur. The cause is not known, and there is no effective treatment; the condition sometimes will subside spontaneously.doi:10.1080/00325481.1964.11695151Edmundowicz, Alphonse C...
Hypothyroidism is a medical condition commonly encountered in a variety of clinical settings. The clinical presentations of thyroid hormone deficiency are diverse, complicated, and often overlooked. Hypothyroidism is a potential etiology for multiple somatic complaints and a variety of psychological disturbanc...
Myxedema coma, the extreme manifestation of hypothyroidism, is an uncommon but potentially lethal condition. Patients with hypothyroidism may exhibit a num... CR Wall - 《American Family Physician》 被引量: 133发表: 2000年 Randomized Trial of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis. Thymectomy has been a ...