Myxedema Crisis Presenting with Seizures: A Rare Life-Threatening Presentation—A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Myxedema crisis is a life-threatening extreme form of hypothyroidism with a high mortality rate if left untreated. Myxedema crisis is commonly seen in older patients, especially in women, and is associated with signs of hypothyroidism, hypothermia, hyponatraemia, hypercarbia, and hypoxemia. Patients...

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Autores principales: Gunatilake, Sonali Sihindi Chapa, Bulugahapitiya, Uditha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5433413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28540093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4285457

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5433413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28540093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4285457

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