Abstract | BACKGROUND: SUMMARY: CONCLUSIONS: To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of myxedema coma in a patient with subclinical hypothyroidism. The reason for normal thyroid hormone levels is unclear but may reflect deviation from a higher pre-morbid set-point. The case highlights the importance of careful clinical evaluation in patients with disparate clinical and laboratory findings.
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Authors | Akhila Mallipedhi, Hamza Vali, Onyebuchi Okosieme |
Journal | Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association
(Thyroid)
Vol. 21
Issue 1
Pg. 87-9
(Jan 2011)
ISSN: 1557-9077 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21058937
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Thyroid Hormone Receptors beta
- Thyroid Hormones
- Triiodothyronine
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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Topics |
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
(blood)
- Coma
(complications, drug therapy)
- Echocardiography
(methods)
- Female
- Humans
- Hypothyroidism
(complications)
- Middle Aged
- Myxedema
(complications, drug therapy)
- Thyroid Function Tests
- Thyroid Hormone Receptors beta
(genetics)
- Thyroid Hormones
(blood)
- Treatment Outcome
- Triiodothyronine
(therapeutic use)
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