A case of fatal myxedema coma with electrocardiogram Osborne J-wave in a patient initially diagnosed with hypothyroidism.
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DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.ej21-0720
Abstract: Myxedema coma is a life-threatening endocrine emergency with a high mortality rate resulting from severe insufficiency of thyroid hormones. Intravenous levothyroxine replacement is considered the standard therapy for myxedema coma in many countries. In Japan,… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosed hypothyroidism; osborne wave; myxedema; myxedema coma ... See more keywords