Myxedema coma: a well-known but unfamiliar medical emergency
Thyroid
.
2007 Apr;17(4):371-2.
doi: 10.1089/thy.2006.0153.
Authors
Chau-Chyun Sheu
1
,
Meng-Hsuan Cheng
,
Jong-Rung Tsai
,
Jhi-Jhu Hwang
Affiliation
1
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. sheu@kmu.edu.tw
PMID:
17465870
DOI:
10.1089/thy.2006.0153
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
MeSH terms
Coma / drug therapy
Coma / etiology*
Emergencies*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Myxedema / complications*
Myxedema / drug therapy
Thyroxine / therapeutic use
Substances
Thyroxine