HYPONATREMIA IN PRIMARY MYXEDEMA
Authors: R H CURTIS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Case Reports1 February 1956HYPONATREMIA IN PRIMARY MYXEDEMAROBERT H. CURTIS, M.D.ROBERT H. CURTIS, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-2-376 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn former years it was believed that the varieties of myxedema could be clinically recognized. This was later found not to be so, and the difficulties involved were better realized. The case being reported presents two unusual problems: first, the problem of the differential diagnosis between primary myxedema and that of myxedema secondary to pituitary dysfunction; second, the severe electrolyte disturbance existent in this patient.CASE REPORTA 66 year old female was admitted to Mount Zion Hospital on January 11, 1953. Her present illness had probably begun 10 years prior to this admission and three years prior to her...Bibliography1. 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