... is more common in women than in men. Myxedema can occur in: Hyperthyroidism, associated with pretibial myxedema and ... One manifestation of myxedema occurring in the lower limb is pretibial myxedema, a hallmark of Graves disease, an autoimmune ... Myxedema (British English: myxoedema) is a term used synonymously with severe hypothyroidism. However, the term is also used to ... Myxedema can also occur in Hashimoto thyroiditis and other long-standing forms of hypothyroidism. The word myxedema originates ...

Myxedema, although included in the name, is not necessarily seen in myxedema coma.[citation needed] Coma is also not ... precipitates the myxedema coma state, usually in the elderly. Primary symptoms of myxedema coma are altered mental status and ... Myxedema coma is most common in people 60 years old and older and is most common in the winter months when hypothermia is more ... The incidence of myxedema coma has been reported to be 0.22 per 1000000 per year but the data is limited and especially lacking ...

"Myxedema" is a synonym with severe hypothyroidism. It was first described in 1888 by "the Committee of the Clinical Society of ... Myxedema psychosis is a relatively uncommon consequence of hypothyroidism, such as in Hashimoto's thyroiditis or in patients ... Myxedematous psychosis, more commonly referred to as the myxedema madness is manifested through hypothyroidism which is a ... Parikh, Nimesh; Sharma, Prateek; Parmar, Chirag (January 2014). "A Case Report on Myxedema Madness: Curable Psychosis". Indian ...

... (myxoedema in British English, also known as Graves' dermopathy, thyroid dermopathy, Jadassohn-Dösseker ... Pretibial myxedema". Can Fam Physician. 54 (3): 357, 369. PMC 2278349. PMID 18337527. Dennis, Mark; Bowen, William Talbot; Cho ... Many cases of pretibial myxedema, particularly cases that are mild, can be managed without specific pharmacologic treatment; ... Fatourechi V (2005). "Pretibial myxedema: pathophysiology and treatment options". Am J Clin Dermatol. 6 (5): 295-309. doi: ...

... , also known as Jadassohn-Dosseker syndrome, is thought to represent a pure nodular variant of lichen ...

Wilder, Russell M. (1926). "Hyperthyroidism, Myxedema and Diabetes". Archives of Internal Medicine. 38 (6): 736-760. doi: ...

"The protein content of the cerebrospinal fluid in myxedema" (1928, with Willard Owen Thompson, Phebe K. Thompson, and Mary ... "The protein content of the cerebrospinal fluid in myxedema." The Journal of Clinical Investigation 6, no. 2 (1928): 251-255. ... Thompson, Willard Owen (1929-09-01). "The Cerebrospinal Fluid in Myxedema". Archives of Internal Medicine. 44 (3): 368. doi: ... Elizabeth Dailey) "The Cerebrospinal Fluid in Myxedema" (1929, with Willard Owen Thompson, Phebe K. Thompson, and Mary ...

Brissaud's infantilism - infantile myxedema (hypothyroidism). Described in 1907. Brissaud's reflex - a contraction of the ...

Mumford PB, Barber HW (April 1943). "Lichen Ruber Moniliformis (Morbus Moniliformis Lichenoides; Myxoedema Moniliforme.)". Proc ...

The status of the heart in myxedema. Am. Heart Jr., 1925; i: 67-72. Amberg, S. and F.A. Willius. Auricular Flutter with ...

ISBN 978-1-84792-062-1 Heinrich, T. W.; Grahm, G. (2003). "Hypothyroidism Presenting as Psychosis: Myxedema Madness Revisited ...

Myxedema coma Euthyroid sick syndrome Pokhrel, Binod; Aiman, Wajeeha; Bhusal, Kamal (2022-10-06). "Thyroid Storm". StatPearls ...

with H. G. Lloyd-Thomas: Cohen, R. D.; Lloyd-Thomas, H. G. (6 August 1966). "Exercise electrocardiogram in myxoedema". Br Med J ... COHEN RD (October 1963). "Water and electrolyte metabolism during the treatment of myxoedema". Clinical Science. 25: 293-304. ...

The eponym "Woltman's sign of myxedema" was first published in 1956 at the time of Woltman's retirement. Houston CS (1958). " ... Woltman's sign (also called Woltman's sign of hypothyroidism or, in older references, myxedema reflex) is a delayed relaxation ... Chaney WC (1924). "Tendon reflexes in myxedema: a valuable aid in diagnosis". Journal of the American Medical Association. 82 ( ... "The Origin of Woltman's Sign of Myxedema (P05. 256)". Neurology. 80 (7 Supplement): P05-256. v t e (Articles with short ...

DNP cannot substitute for thyroid hormone in myxedema. Information about pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of DNP in humans ...

It is also seen in measles, tetanus and myxedema. It can also be found in subjects with respiratory alkalosis, for example as a ...

The signs of myxedema can be seen in dogs, with prominence of skin folds on the forehead, and cases of myxedema coma are ... Myxedema coma can be the first presentation of hypothyroidism. People with myxedema coma typically have a low body temperature ... Myxedema coma is a rare but life-threatening state of extreme hypothyroidism. It may occur in those with established ... The first cases of myxedema were recognized in the mid-19th century (the 1870s), but its connection to the thyroid was not ...

Allostatic overload may result in wasting syndrome and myxedema coma. Thyroid storm, though, represents allostatic failure, ...

... may also be used for myxedema coma because of its quicker onset of action when compared to levothyroxine. Use for ... It is most commonly used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma. It can be taken by mouth or by injection into a vein. Side ...

Another cutaneous form of edema is myxedema, which is caused by increased deposition of connective tissue. In myxedema (and a ... In myxedema, this is due to an increase in hydrophilic carbohydrate-rich molecules (perhaps mostly hyaluronin) deposited in the ... It is associated with such conditions as lymphedema, lipedema, and myxedema. Edema caused by malnutrition defines kwashiorkor, ...

"A case of myxoedema supervening on Graves' disease". Transact. Of the Clin. Soc. Of London. 33: 189-192. 1900. Pasteur, W. ( ...

He began to take a special interest in obesity, diabetes, and myxedema. He published on the influence of the thyroid on ...

The latter explains the reason of the myxedema finding during Graves disease. In addition, it has also been found to be ...

Myxedema is first treated successfully, by George Redmayne Murray using thyroid extract. The earliest recorded attempt at hip ...

Houston, CS (1958). "The diagnostic importance of the myxoedema reflex (Woltman's sign)". Canadian Medical Association Journal ...

... hyposecretion causes cretinism in infants and myxoedema in adults. Hyperparathyroidism results in hypercalcemia and its effects ...

The life history of the first case of myxoedema treated by thyroid extract. Br Med J 1920;i:359-60. Burgess AM. Myxedema-- ... George Redmayne Murray of the United Kingdom first described treatment of myxedema with thyroid extract in 1891, and published ... a description of long-term successful treatment (28 years) of a patient with myxedema (severe hypothyroidism) in 1920 His ...

Graves' ophthalmopathy (protrusion of one or both eyes) Pretibial myxedema Cardiovascular features may include hypertension, ... Neurological seizures, neuropathy from nerve entrapment by lesions of pretibial myxedema, and hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... goitre and pretibial myxedema. These clinical manifestations can involve virtually every system in the body. The mechanisms ...

Some forms of hypothyroidism can result in myxedema and severe cases can result in myxedema coma. Hypothyroidism is managed ... In the nineteenth century numerous authors described both cretinism and myxedema, and their relationship to the thyroid. ...

Myxedema coma is a rare but serious aspect of the disease that is a medical emergency. Hypoadrenocorticism, also known as ...