Myxoedema Coma Masquerading as Acute Stroke

Myxoedema Coma Masquerading as Acute Stroke

This report describes the management of a patient with myxoedema coma masquerading as an acute stroke (with or without ‘cold sepsis’). Myxoedema coma is an endocrine emergency occurring when physiological adaptations to untreated hypothyroidism are overwhelmed by an acute precipitant. Even promptly...

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Main Authors: Christopher Butter, Nazia Rashid, Rumaisa Banatwalla, Thomas FitzGerald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2020-04-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
myxoedema coma
thyroid emergencies
hypothyroidism
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1563

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