creators_name: Patnayak, Rashmi
creators_name: Prayaga, Aruna
creators_name: Reddy, Rajasekhar
creators_name: S.V.N., Anuradha
creators_name: E, Jayasankar
type: journale
datestamp: 2006-09-01
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:34
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title: An intriguing autopsy case of gangrene intestine
ispublished: pub
subjects: calcut
full_text_status: public
abstract: Hypothyroidism, or myxedema, is the clinical syndrome that
results from decreased production of T4 and T3.Most
patients have primary hypothyroidism .The etiology of adult
primary hypothyroidism includes autoimmune
hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis), post – ablation
after radio-active iodine, thyroid surgery and drugs such as
Amiodarone and Lithium. Manifestations are variable and
proportionate to the degree and duration of thyroid hormone
deficiency as well as age of onset. The presence of goiter is
common in younger patients (Hashimoto’s) but often absent
in the elderly. Clinical features of hypothyroidism are
insidious and often missed, particularly in the elderly.
date: 2006
date_type: published
publication: Calicut Medical Journal
volume: 4
number: 3
publisher: Calicut Medical College Alumni Association
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Patnayak, Rashmi and Prayaga, Aruna and Reddy, Rajasekhar and S.V.N., Anuradha and E, Jayasankar  (2006) An intriguing autopsy case of gangrene intestine.  [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]     
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