Myxedema Coma Overview. The thyroid gland, located at the front part of the neck, is responsible for making substances called thyroid hormones that are important for all body cells to work ...

Myxedema and myxedema coma are both complications of uncontrolled thyroid disease. A person who notices skin changes should see a doctor, especially if they have a history of thyroid disease.

A diagnostic conundrum: a patient with only complaints of palpitations and dyspnea was diagnosed with thyroid storm: a rare case report, International Journal of Surgery: Global Health, 8, 1 ...

CORONADO, Calif. — Myxedema coma can be safely and effectively treated with IV levothyroxine, according to recent study findings presented at the American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting ...

SAN DIEGO — Myxedema coma, a rare but potentially fatal form of decompensated hypothyroidism, can be identified according to key clinical signs and successfully treated in most patients with 500 ...

She had no previous history of thyroid disease. On examination the patient was lethargic. The temperature was 36.1°C, the pulse 58 beats per minute, blood pressure 181/89 mm Hg, and the ...

Eating extra veggies is a good goal, but an 88-year-old Chinese woman took the quest too far, consuming enough raw bok choy to send herself into a life-threatening, thyroid-induced coma, doctors ...

The drug is designed to treat myxedema coma, a life-threatening complication of hypothyroidism. APP said that its levothyroxine sodium for injection will be marketed in single-dose 100-mcg, 200 ...