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Myxedema Coma: A New Look into an Old Crisis
Myxedema crisis is a severe life threatening form of decompensated hypothyroidism which is associated with a high mortality rate. Infections and discontinuation of thyroid supplements are the major precipitating factors while hypothermia may not play a major role in tropical countries. Low intracell...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3175396/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21941682 http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/493462 |