MILD HYPOTHYROIDISM
Authors: RALPH M.  WATKINS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1934)

Article1 June 1934MILD HYPOTHYROIDISMRALPH M. WATKINS, B.S., M.D.RALPH M. WATKINS, B.S., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-12-1534 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThis modest study represents the combined and correlated symptom findings of a series of 50 patients suffering with mild hypothyroidism.It is presented with the opinion that the disease or condition or syndrome (for it probably is not a specific disease) is comparatively common. It must be overlooked often. Only two or three years' time has been necessary for me to study these and some other cases in private practice, and any disease picture which is encountered so frequently cannot be rare.The name mild hypothyroidism is very possibly a misnomer. The thyroid is unquestionably deficient in its action,...References1. LAWRENCE CH: Physiological background for symptoms of thyroid failure, with consideration of results of treatment, Boston Med. and Surg. Jr., 1927, cxcvi, 43-50. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. WEISSKING HBC: Swelling of eyelids in patients with hypothyroidism, Ohio State Med. Jr., 1932, xxviii, 341-343. Google Scholar3. WARFIELD LM: Hypothyroidism, ANN. INT. MED., 1928, ii, 446-455; Hypothyroidism, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1930, xcv, 1076-1080. Google Scholar4. THURMONTHOMPSON FMWO: Low basal metabolism without myxedema, Arch. Int. Med., 1930, xlvi, 879-897. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. YOUMANSRIVEN JBSS: Hypothyroidism without myxedema, ANN. INT. MED., 1932, v, 1497-1505. Google Scholar6. BASKETT ED: Hypothyroidism in young women, Jr. Missouri Med. Assoc., 1931, xxviii, 355-358. Google Scholar7. CRADDOCK AB: Hypothyroidism of adults, South. Med. Jr., 1929, xxii, 141-143. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. HOGE AH: Hypothyroidism; diagnosis and treatment, West Virginia Med. Jr., 1929, xxv, 87-89. Google Scholar9. MCKEAN RM: Hypothyroidism without myxedema; its recognition and treatment, Jr. Mich. State Med. Soc., 1929, xxviii, 128-131. Google Scholar10. GORDON AH: Some clinical aspects of hypothyroidism, Canad. Med. Assoc. Jr., 1929, xx, 7-10. Google Scholar11. ALEXANDER EL: Hypothyroid state, Virginia Med. Monthly, 1931, lviii, 107-111. Google Scholar12. THOMMEN AA: Obscure forms of thyroid insufficiency, Med. Jr. and Rec., 1930, cxxxi, 603-608. Google Scholar13. MCKINLAY CA: Manifestations of hypothyroidism in limited fields of medical practice, Minnesota Med., 1930, xiii, 281-284. Google Scholar14. BROWN TR: Effect of hypothyroidism on gastric and intestinal function, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, xcvii, 511-513. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. HAYWARDWOODS EPAH: Mental derangements in hypothyroidism; their misleading effects in diagnosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, xcvii, 164-165. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. JACOBI E: Myxödem und Psychose, Arch. f. Psychiat., 1929, lxxxvi, 426-441. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. ZIEGLER LH: Psychosis associated with myxedema, Jr. Neurol. and Psychopath., 1930, xi, 20-27. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. VIS WR: Diagnosis of mild hypothyroidism, Jr. Mich. Med. Soc., 1931, xxx, 829-830. Google Scholar19. BARLOW HC: Plea for earlier recognition of thyroid deficiency, Practitioner, 1931, cxxvii, 648-658. Google Scholar20. SLOAN EP: Subnormality from hypothyroidism, Clin. Med. and Surg., 1931, xxxviii, 91-96. Google Scholar21. HARRELL CL: Thyroid deficiency; clinical study, Virginia Med. Monthly, 1930, lvii, 71-81. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cleveland, Ohio*Received for publication January 31, 1934. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThyroid therapy in HIV-infected patientsKrankheiten der SchilddrüseHypothyroidism as a Factor in Maladjustment 1 June 1934Volume 7, Issue 12Page: 1534-1539KeywordsHypothyroidismThyroid ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1934 PDF downloadLoading ...