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G. S. Kurland (1951)
The Potentiating Effect of ACTH and of Cortisone on Pressor Response to Intravenous Infusion of 1-NorepinephrineProc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med., 78
J. R. A. Mitchell , D. H. C. Surridge (1959)
Hypothermia After Chlorpromazine in Myxedematous PsychosisBrit. Med. J., 2
H. S.: Hausmann Le Marquand (1955)
Death in Myxedema ComaBrit. Med. J., 2
H. Ried (1955)
Myxedema ComaBrit. Med. J., 2
J. P. Felber , W. J. Reddy, H. A. Selenkow (1959)
Adrenocortical Response to the 48-Hour ACTH Test in Myxedema and HyperthyroidismJ. Clin. Endocr., 19
J. J. Kelly (1959)
Myxedema ComaAnn. Intern. Med., 50
H. S. Le Marquand , W. Hausmann (1953)
Myxoedema as Cause of Death: Report of Two CasesBrit. Med. J., 1
L. Karhausen (1955)
Myxedema Coma in Patient with Hashimoto's StrumaBrit. Med. J., 2
M. E. Levin (1958)
Fatal Coma Due to MyxedemaAmer. J. Med., 18
L. Martin (1953)
Myxedema as a Cause of DeathBrit. Med. J., 1
R. J. Marshall (1956)
Hypothermic Myxedema Coma with Muscle Damage and Acute Renal Tubular NecrosisLancet, 2
D. W. MacDonald (1958)
Hypothermic Myxedema Coma: Three Case ReportsBrit. Med. J., 2
J. F. Murray (1959)
The Relation of Thyroidal Hormone Level to Epinephrine Response: A Diagnostic Test for HyperthyroidismAnn. Intern. Med., 51
R. H. Curtis (1956)
Hyponatremia in Primary MyxedemaAnn. Intern. Med., 44
V. C. Di Raimondo , L. Sagan, P. Perloff (1958)
The Effect of Hyper- and Hypothyroidism on Adrenal Cortical Activity in ManClin. Res., 6
H. Statland (1950)
Function of Adrenal Cortex in Myxedema with Some Observations on Pituitary FunctionJ. Clin. Endocr., 10
R. C. Douglass (1957)
Pathologic Changes in Adult Myxedema: Survey of 10 NecropsiesJ. Clin. Endocr., 17
M. X. Zarrow (1951)
Mechanism of Adrenal Involution in the Rat After Treatment with ThiouracilProc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med., 76
M. X. Zarrow (1949)
The Involution of the Adrenal Cortex of Rats Treated with ThiouracilEndocrinology, 44
S. Surtus (1958)
A Case of Myxedema Coma Successfully Treated with TriiodothyroninePostgrad. Med. J. (England), 34
A. M. Paull (1954)
Primary Myxedema with Secondary Adrenocortical FailureJ. Clin. Endocr., 14
D. Hubble (1955)
Endocrine RelationsLancet, 1
G. A. Williams , K. R. Crispell (1957)
Adrenocortical Function in MyxedemaJ. Clin. Endocr., 17
M. Malden (1955)
Hypothemic Coma in MyxedemaBrit. Med. J., 2
R. E. Schneckloth , G. S. Kurland (1953)
Effect of Variation in Thyroid Function on the Pressor Response to Norepinephrine in ManMetabolism, 2
A. F. Knyrett (1957)
Case of Myxedema ComaMed. J. Aust., 1
A. Anderson (1956)
Triiodothyronine in Myxedema ComaLancet, 2
J. K. Aikawa (1956)
The Nature of Myxedema: Alterations in the Serum Electrolyte Concentrations and Radiosodium Space and in the Exchangeable Sodium and Potassium ContentsAnn. Intern. Med., 44
M. E. Levin (1955)
The Influence of the Thyroid on Adrenocortical FunctionJ. Clin. Endocr., 15
W. R. Brewster , J. P. Isaacs, P. F. Osgood (1956)
The Hemodynamic and Metabolic Interrelationships in the Activity of Epinephrine, Norepinephrine and the Thyroid HormonesCirculation, 13
Abstract In the last 7 years numerous reports1-15 have appeared in the British Medical literature dealing with myxedema, shock, and coma. A survey of these reports indicates that 19 out of 25 patients died in spite of vigorous treatment with corticosteroids, vasopressors, thyroid compounds, antibiotics, warming, and electrolyte and fluid correction. Frequently, an infectious process was present, and the syndrome of myxedemacoma was characterized in many instances by hypothermia, hypotension, cardiac failure, and low serum and chloride. Death was due to peripheric vascular failure. In the American medical literature, we have 3 reports16-18 of myxedema-coma. One of these patients was also in shock. There were no survivors. The object of this study is to report 6 survival cases of myxedema with coma and shock and one survival case of myxedema in shock. We believe they are the first survival cases to be reported in the United States. This study References 1. Le Marquand, H. 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Archives of Internal Medicine – American Medical Association
Published: Sep 1, 1961
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