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Myxedema coma precipitated by diabetic ketoacidosis after total thyroidectomy: a case report

BACKGROUND: Myxedema coma is profound decompensated hypothyroidism usually precipitated by stressors, and its occurrence in association with total thyroidectomy or metabolic disorders, such as diabetic ketoacidosis, is unusual. CASE PRESENTATION: A 43-year-old Asian man with history of total thyroid...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jin Joo, Kim, Eun Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6398221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30827279
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-1992-0