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Myxedema coma is the most severe form of hypothyroidism and carries a high mortality risk. Patients are typically elderly women who present in winter with deteriorating mental status, hypothermia, bradycardia, and multisystem organ failure. Aggressive therapy is required to avoid a fatal outcome.
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Wartofsky, L., Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, J. (2019). Myxedema Coma. In: Luster, M., Duntas, L., Wartofsky, L. (eds) The Thyroid and Its Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72102-6_20
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