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Coma mixedematoso / Myxedema coma
Rizzo, Leonardo F L; Mana, Daniela L; Bruno, Oscar D; Wartofsky, Leonard.
Affiliation
  • Rizzo, Leonardo F L; Química Montpellier SA. Dirección Médica. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Mana, Daniela L; Química Montpellier SA. Dirección Médica. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Bruno, Oscar D; Química Montpellier SA. Dirección Médica. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Wartofsky, Leonard; Química Montpellier SA. Dirección Médica. Buenos Aires. AR
Medicina (B.Aires) ; Medicina (B.Aires);77(4): 321-328, ago. 2017. ilus, tab
Article in Es | LILACS | ID: biblio-894486
Responsible library: BR1.1
RESUMEN
El hipotiroidismo es una enfermedad frecuente, de diagnóstico y tratamiento simples. Si no es detectada a tiempo puede progresar a la forma más grave conocida como coma mixedematoso. El término "coma mixedematoso" es considerado generalmente engañoso, ya que la mayoría de los pacientes no se presenta inicialmente en estado de coma. La progresión típica es la letargia, evolucionando al estupor y eventualmente al coma, con insuficiencia respiratoria e hipotermia. Es relativamente infrecuente, afecta fundamentalmente a mujeres ancianas, y a menudo ocurre en invierno. Esta entidad debe ser considerada una forma de hipotiroidismo descompensado, desencadenada a partir de una variedad de enfermedades o condiciones no tiroideas que provocan un compromiso sistémico generalizado de extrema gravedad, con desenlace fatal de no mediar un diagnóstico precoz y un tratamiento intensivo.
ABSTRACT
Hypothyroidism is a frequently diagnosed and simply treated disease. If not recognised, however, in time it may develop into the most severe manifestation of hypothyroidism known as myxedema coma. The term "myxedema coma" is generally seen as misleading since most patients do not initially present in a coma. The typical progression is lethargy evolving into stupor and, eventually, into coma with respiratory failure and hypothermia. It mainly affects elderly women, often occurring in winter and is relatively rare. It can be considered a form of decompensated hypothyroidism often triggered by a variety of non-thyroid conditions or diseases provoking an extremely severe condition of multiple system failure with lethal consequences unless an early diagnosis is made and an aggressive treatment is administered.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Coma / Hypothyroidism / Myxedema Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Language: Es Journal: Medicina (B.Aires) Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Country of publication: Argentina
Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Coma / Hypothyroidism / Myxedema Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Language: Es Journal: Medicina (B.Aires) Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Country of publication: Argentina