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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Main Authors: Sonali Sihindi Chapa Gunatilake, Uditha Bulugahapitiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4285457
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