Clinical Manifestations of Severe Untreated Hypothyroidism

Thyroid hormones play a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis throughout the human body. Hypothyroidism is a result of insufficient circulating levels of thyroid hormone. In a hypothyroid state, not only do all metabolic processes tend to slow down but so do neurological processes. Here, we presen...

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Autores principales: Bhutada, Abhishek S, Kodankandath, Thomas V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9354917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35936163
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26595
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description Thyroid hormones play a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis throughout the human body. Hypothyroidism is a result of insufficient circulating levels of thyroid hormone. In a hypothyroid state, not only do all metabolic processes tend to slow down but so do neurological processes. Here, we present an interesting case of a woman with a history of severe hypothyroidism that was untreated for the past 10 years.
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spelling pubmed-93549172022-08-06 Clinical Manifestations of Severe Untreated Hypothyroidism Bhutada, Abhishek S Kodankandath, Thomas V Cureus Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Thyroid hormones play a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis throughout the human body. Hypothyroidism is a result of insufficient circulating levels of thyroid hormone. In a hypothyroid state, not only do all metabolic processes tend to slow down but so do neurological processes. Here, we present an interesting case of a woman with a history of severe hypothyroidism that was untreated for the past 10 years. Cureus 2022-07-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9354917/ /pubmed/35936163 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26595 Text en Copyright © 2022, Bhutada 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.
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