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Lithium toxicity and myxedema crisis in an elderly patient

While thyroid dysfunction is a frequent complication of lithium treatment, myxedema crisis is a rare occurrence with a handful of cases described. Here, we describe a patient receiving lithium for about a decade for bipolar disorder, who presented with myxedema crisis and lithium toxicity. In this p...

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Autores principales: Mir, Shahnaz Ahmad, Wani, Arshad Iqbal, Masoodi, Shariq Rashid, Bashir, Mir Iftikhar, Ahmad, Nadeem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4046609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24910829
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.123558