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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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Publicado en:Case Rep Endocrinol
Main Authors: Gunatilake, Sonali Sihindi Chapa, Bulugahapitiya, Uditha
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5433413/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28540093
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4285457
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