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A Rare Case of Myxedema Coma Presenting as Bradycardia and Hypotension Secondary to Pituitary Apoplexy
Myxedema coma and pituitary apoplexy are well-known life-threatening endocrine emergencies. The coincidence of these entities is exceedingly rare. Myxedema coma occurring as a result of pituitary lesion is a much less seen entity. A high index of suspicion is often required for early diagnosis as it...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8219174/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178516 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15196 |
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author | Bhogal, Sukhdeep Patel, Nirav Mawa, Kajal Ramu, Vijay Paul, Timir |
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description | Myxedema coma and pituitary apoplexy are well-known life-threatening endocrine emergencies. The coincidence of these entities is exceedingly rare. Myxedema coma occurring as a result of pituitary lesion is a much less seen entity. A high index of suspicion is often required for early diagnosis as it is of particular importance in improving survival outcomes. We present a rare case of a patient with myxedema coma presenting as bradycardia and hypotension secondary to pituitary apoplexy, which was confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The patient was managed conservatively with levothyroxine and stress doses of steroid, with the resolution of hemodynamic changes and a decrease in the size of the suprasellar mass. |
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spelling | pubmed-82191742021-06-24 A Rare Case of Myxedema Coma Presenting as Bradycardia and Hypotension Secondary to Pituitary Apoplexy Bhogal, Sukhdeep Patel, Nirav Mawa, Kajal Ramu, Vijay Paul, Timir Cureus Cardiology Myxedema coma and pituitary apoplexy are well-known life-threatening endocrine emergencies. The coincidence of these entities is exceedingly rare. Myxedema coma occurring as a result of pituitary lesion is a much less seen entity. A high index of suspicion is often required for early diagnosis as it is of particular importance in improving survival outcomes. We present a rare case of a patient with myxedema coma presenting as bradycardia and hypotension secondary to pituitary apoplexy, which was confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The patient was managed conservatively with levothyroxine and stress doses of steroid, with the resolution of hemodynamic changes and a decrease in the size of the suprasellar mass. Cureus 2021-05-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8219174/ /pubmed/34178516 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15196 Text en Copyright © 2021, Bhogal et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Cardiology Bhogal, Sukhdeep Patel, Nirav Mawa, Kajal Ramu, Vijay Paul, Timir A Rare Case of Myxedema Coma Presenting as Bradycardia and Hypotension Secondary to Pituitary Apoplexy |
title | A Rare Case of Myxedema Coma Presenting as Bradycardia and Hypotension Secondary to Pituitary Apoplexy |
title_full | A Rare Case of Myxedema Coma Presenting as Bradycardia and Hypotension Secondary to Pituitary Apoplexy |
title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Myxedema Coma Presenting as Bradycardia and Hypotension Secondary to Pituitary Apoplexy |
title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Myxedema Coma Presenting as Bradycardia and Hypotension Secondary to Pituitary Apoplexy |
title_short | A Rare Case of Myxedema Coma Presenting as Bradycardia and Hypotension Secondary to Pituitary Apoplexy |
title_sort | rare case of myxedema coma presenting as bradycardia and hypotension secondary to pituitary apoplexy |
topic | Cardiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8219174/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178516 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15196 |
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