Diagnosis of myxedema coma complicated by renal failure: a case report

Myxedema coma, caused by severe lack of thyroid hormone, is characterized by deterioration of mental status, hypothermia, hypotension, hyponatremia, and hypoventilation. We describe an 84‐year‐old woman who presented with renal failure and new onset severe hypothyroidism leading to challenges in the...

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Autores principales: Takamura, Akiteru, Sangen, Ryusho, Furumura, Yoshiki, Usuda, Daisuke, Kasamaki, Yuji, Kanda, Tsugiyasu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5378864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28396755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.850
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Sumario:Myxedema coma, caused by severe lack of thyroid hormone, is characterized by deterioration of mental status, hypothermia, hypotension, hyponatremia, and hypoventilation. We describe an 84‐year‐old woman who presented with renal failure and new onset severe hypothyroidism leading to challenges in the recognition of myxedema coma.

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