Hypothyroidism and Hypermanganesemia: a Co-Presentation

hypothyroidism and hypermanganesemia: a co-presentation

Precocious Puberty: An Unusual Presentation of Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism is usually associated with delayed pubertal development but in rare occasions precocious puberty may ensue which is seen in cases of prolonged and untreated hypothyroidism. This is also called the Van Wyk Grumbach syndrome. Here we present 4 cases of precocious puberty due to hypothyroidism.

Unusual Presentation of Primary Hypothyroidism

Primary hypothyroidism may present with myriad of unusual presentation apart from typically described signs and symptoms. We report an unusual case of primary hypothyroidism clinically presenting as acute psychosis and radiologically mimicking as pituitary macroadenoma. A 19-yearold female presented with h/o abnormal behaviour in the form of auditory hallucination, fearfulness, loss of memory a...

Myxedema Ascites: A Rare Presentation of Uncontrolled Hypothyroidism

Less than four percent of patients with hypothyroidism develop ascites. Ascites as the presenting feature of hypothyroidism is uncommon, hence diagnosis is often delayed. Once it is diagnosed, treatment of hypothyroidism leads to quick clinical improvement in ascites. We report a case of a female patient who presented with ascites secondary to severe hypothyroidism and discuss the diagnostic ch...

Myxoedema coma: a forgotten presentation of extreme hypothyroidism.

To cite: Gish DS, Loynd RT, Melnick S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016216225 DESCRIPTION A 66-year-old woman presented to the emergency department after being found unconscious in her home. She lived alone and had no contact with the healthcare system for the past 20 years. On presentation, her vital signs included a temperature of 31.2...

Cardiac Tamponade: A Rare Presentation of Childhood Hypothyroidism

Iran J Pediatr; Vol 24 (No 5), Oct 2014 Published by: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (http://ijp.tums.ac.ir) their association with nerves and vessels and are particularly useful, when surgical management of the lesion is contemplated[2]. MRI of lymphangioma usually shows a multiloculated heterogeneous mass with low signal intensity on T1-weighted images, and high signal intensity on T2-...