A Brief Review on Myxedema Coma

Myxedema is a term used synonymously with severe hypothyroidism. Still, the term is also used to describe a dermatological change that can do in hyperthyroidism and (rare) paradoxical cases of hypothyroidism. In this ultimate sense, myxedema refers to deposit of mucopolysaccharides in the dermis, which results in swelling of the affected area. One incarnation of myxedema being in the lower branch is pretibial myxedema, a hallmark of Graves complaint, an autoimmune form of hyperthyroidism. Myxedema can also do in Hashimoto thyroiditis and other long- standing forms of hypothyroidism

Author(s): William kia

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