The thyroid gland, located at the front part of the neck, is responsible for making substances called thyroid hormones that are important for all body cells to work properly. People who have myxedema ...

Myxedema refers to a severe form of hypothyroidism than can occur when the condition is left untreated or is not treated sufficiently. The term also applies to the effects that hypothyroidism can have ...

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CORONADO, Calif. — Myxedema coma can be safely and effectively treated with IV levothyroxine, according to recent study findings presented at the American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting. “Myxedema ...

SAN DIEGO — Myxedema coma, a rare but potentially fatal form of decompensated hypothyroidism, can be identified according to key clinical signs and successfully treated in most patients with 500 µg of ...

In all 10 patients with diffuse toxic goiter of Graves disease rendered euthyroid by radioiodine six months to six years earlier, myxedema (as evidenced by typical signs and symptoms, rises in serum ...

AS judged by its widespread use, thyroid hormone is considered of value in the treatment of obesity by both physician and patient. In contrast to such use there are meager data concerning the effect ...

Pretibial myxedema, also called thyroid dermopathy or localized myxedema, is characterized by asymptomatic, cutaneous induration of the skin attributable to accumulation of acid mucopolysaccharides ...

Changes of the skin in myxedema are thought due to changes in its composition of acid mucopolysaccharides (AMPS). In the skin of the hypothyroid rat it has been shown that the content of hyaluronic ...

A novel approach of injecting steroids deep into the dermis with small mesotherapy needles for the treatment of pretibial myxedema (PTM) has shown efficacy with good tolerability, according to a ...

Myxedema coma, or myxedema crisis, is a complication of advanced hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones. Treatment involves ...