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What (who) is myxedema coma - definition
Myxedema coma
MEDICAL CONDITION
Myxoedema coma
Myxedema coma is an extreme or decompensated form of hypothyroidism and while uncommon, is potentially lethal. A person may have laboratory values identical to a "normal" hypothyroid state, but a stressful event (such as an infection, myocardial infarction, or stroke) precipitates the myxedema coma state, usually in the elderly.
Myxedema
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HUMAN DISEASE
Myxoedema; Diffuse myxedema; Myxoedema (hypothyroidism); Mixedema
Myxedema is a term used synonymously with severe hypothyroidism. However, the term is also used to describe a dermatological change that can occur in hyperthyroidism and (rare) paradoxical cases of hypothyroidism.
Myxoedema
HUMAN DISEASE
Myxoedema; Diffuse myxedema; Myxoedema (hypothyroidism); Mixedema
·add. ·noun A disease producing a peculiar cretinoid appearance of the face, slow speech, and dullness of intellect, and due to failure of the functions of the thyroid gland.
