?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=An+intriguing+autopsy+case+of+gangrene+intestine&rft.creator=Patnayak%2C+Rashmi&rft.creator=Prayaga%2C+Aruna&rft.creator=Reddy%2C+Rajasekhar&rft.creator=S.V.N.%2C+Anuradha&rft.creator=E%2C+Jayasankar&rft.subject=Calicut+Medical+Journal&rft.description=Hypothyroidism%2C+or+myxedema%2C+is+the+clinical+syndrome+that%0Aresults+from+decreased+production+of+T4+and+T3.Most%0Apatients+have+primary+hypothyroidism+.The+etiology+of+adult%0Aprimary+hypothyroidism+includes+autoimmune%0Ahypothyroidism+(Hashimoto%E2%80%99s+thyroiditis)%2C+post+%E2%80%93+ablation%0Aafter+radio-active+iodine%2C+thyroid+surgery+and+drugs+such+as%0AAmiodarone+and+Lithium.+Manifestations+are+variable+and%0Aproportionate+to+the+degree+and+duration+of+thyroid+hormone%0Adeficiency+as+well+as+age+of+onset.+The+presence+of+goiter+is%0Acommon+in+younger+patients+(Hashimoto%E2%80%99s)+but+often+absent%0Ain+the+elderly.+Clinical+features+of+hypothyroidism+are%0Ainsidious+and+often+missed%2C+particularly+in+the+elderly.&rft.publisher=Calicut+Medical+College+Alumni+Association&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5091%2F1%2Fe3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Patnayak%2C+Rashmi+and+Prayaga%2C+Aruna+and+Reddy%2C+Rajasekhar+and+S.V.N.%2C+Anuradha+and+E%2C+Jayasankar++(2006)+An+intriguing+autopsy+case+of+gangrene+intestine.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5091%2F