Myxedema

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Article1 June 1932MyxedemaA Case Report*HENRY B. GOTTEN, M.D.HENRY B. GOTTEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-5-12-1492 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptClassical myxedema is seldom seen. The case reported herein is interesting in that it presents practically all the characteristics of an extreme hypothyroidism.Mrs. W. D. H., aged thirty, came to the clinic on November 17, 1930, complaining of exhaustion, lack of energy, and weakness, and stating that these symptoms had persisted since the birth of her last child, seven years earlier. She had spent a part or all of each day in bed for a number of years. During that time she had gained about thirty pounds in weight. Menstruation was irregular; the periods appeared every six to eight...References1 CHANEY WC: Tendon reflexes in myxedema: a valuable aid in diagnosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1924, lxxxii, 2013-2016. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2 CHRISTIAN HA: Diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, Oxford Monograph, iii, Oxford University Press, New York, 279. Google Scholar3 DAVIS JC: Myxedema heart with report of one case, ANN. INT. MED., 1931, iv, 733-741. LinkGoogle Scholar4 FAHR G: Myxedema heart, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1925, lxxxiv, 345-349. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5 FAHR G: Myxedema heart, Am. Heart Jr., 1927, iii, 14-30. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6 MACæENZIE GM: Anemia in hypothyroidism, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1926, lxxxvi, 462-464. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7 STONE CT: The occurrence of anemia in myxedema, ANN. INT. MED., 1928, ii, 215-221. Google Scholar8 ZONDEK H: Das Myxödemherz, München, med. Wchnschr., 1918, lxv, 1180-1182. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Memphis, Tennessee*Received for publication, September 12, 1931. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNeurologic Manifestations of MyxedemaThe nervous and mental manifestations of myxcedema 1 June 1932Volume 5, Issue 12Page: 1492-1496KeywordsBirthHypothyroidism Issue Published: 1 June 1932 PDF downloadLoading ...