Myxedema crisis in an adolescent girl, successfully treated by oral thyroxine: A case report

• Main Authors: Rahul Tandon (Author), Amit Kumar (Author), Shradha Patel (Author), Sandip Mori (Author), Fenil Thakkar (Author), Krutika Tandon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Myxedema crisis is a condition with high mortality. It affects adults more often than children. Patients present with low blood pressure, low pulse, low body temperature, hypoventilation, and gastrointestinal dysfunction. Here, we present a case report of a teenage girl who was diagnosed with acquir...