A Case of Myxedema Coma Presenting as a Brain Stem Infarct in a 74-Year-Old Korean Woman

Myxedema coma is the extreme form of untreated hypothyroidism. In reality, few patients present comatose with severe myxedema. We describe a patient with myxedema coma which was initially misdiagnosed as a brain stem infarct. She presented to the hospital with alteration of the mental status, genera...

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Autores principales: Ahn, Ji Yun, Kwon, Hyuk-Sool, Ahn, Hee Chol, Sohn, You Dong
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2923795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20808690
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.9.1394

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2923795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20808690
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.9.1394

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