Myxedema Coma Complicated by Pancytopenia

Case Rep Med. 2019 Jul 14:2019:2320751. doi: 10.1155/2019/2320751. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Hypothyroidism is common, with an extreme manifestation of myxedema coma if untreated. Hematologic consequences of myxedema coma include mild leukopenia and anemia, rarely pancytopenia. We present a patient with typical symptoms of myxedema coma, but found to be pancytopenic, with sustained response to levothyroxine and blood transfusion for anemia.

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