Myxedema Coma Complicated by Pancytopenia

Myxedema Coma Complicated by Pancytopenia

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in medicine 2019, Vol.2019 (2019), p.1-6
Hauptverfasser: Gorga, Joseph, Laskar, Derek B., Reyes, Felix M., Mupamombe, Charles T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anemia
Blood pressure
Blood transfusion
Bone marrow
Case Report
Case reports
Coma
Dementia
Emergency medical care
Fatigue
Health aspects
Hemoglobin
Hypothyroidism
Leukopenia
Medicine
Myxedema
Pancytopenia
Potassium
Thyroid gland
Thyroxine
Urine
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2019/2320751