由于未被诊断的哈希莫托甲状腺炎引起的泛化疹,产生了大量的心周溢血
Gabriel Velez-Oquendo1, Vikas Kilaru1, Kara Ye1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA, USA.
The American journal of case reports
|September 18, 2023
概括
严重的甲状腺功能低下症可能会导致大心周溢出,这种情况被称为myxedema. 迅速治疗甲状腺功能障碍对于解决这些出血和预防心脏并发症至关重要.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 内部医学 内部医学
背景情况:
- 当过多的液体损害心脏功能时,心脏外泄会发生.
- 甲状腺功能低下症的严重形式myxedema,可以呈现出显著的液体积累.
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