Weekly Intramuscular Injection of Levothyroxine following Myxoedema: A Practical Solution to an Old Crisis

An 82-year-old female with known hypothyroidism was admitted to hospital after being found on the floor. On examination, she was unkempt, confused, bradycardic, hypothermic, and barely arousable. Initial biochemistry revealed a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) of >100 mU/L and free thyroxine (FT...

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Main Authors: Peter N. Taylor, Arshiya Tabasum, Gina Sanki, David Burberry, Brian P. Tennant, James White, Onyebuchi Okosieme, Andrew Aldridge, Gautam Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/169194