pretibial myxedema is an uncommon manifestation of graves' disease and because of its rarity, information regarding its natural course and its relationship with other manifestations of graves' disease is not sufficient. we reviewed 150 consecutive cases diagnosed as having pretibial myxedema in a twenty-year period in a tertiary care center. only one patient in this group did not have ophthalmo...

The classical Beck’s triad is not usually seen in slow-developing effusion. However, the presence of pallor, dry skin and prolonged progressive fatigue suggest a long-drawn process. The possibilities to be considered in chronic pericarditis include chronic infections (tuberculosis, fungal), neoplastic (lymphoma, metastasis from breast, lung), uremia, myxedema, collagen vascular diseases (system...

Association of hypothyroidism and disturbances of healing process is well known, but its exact effect on tissue integrity and mechanisms of dehiscence remain unclear. The relationship between hypothyroidism and iatrogenic ureterovaginal fistula is scarcely reported in the literature. We report the case of a 46-yearold woman who underwent cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer and developed an...

Title: Utility of rituximab treatment for Exophthalmos, Myxedema and Osteoarthropathy (EMO) syndrome resistant to corticosteroids due Graves' disease: a case report. Authors: Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo ([email protected]) Rubén Casados-V ([email protected]) Pedro Paúl-Gaytán ([email protected]) Victoria Mendoza-Zubieta ([email protected]) Version: 1 Date: 21 Dec 2017 Author’...

Persistent pericardial effusion in the absence of obvious preceding or concurrent disease presents a baffling problem. In such cases chylopericardium, cholesterol pericarditis, lupus erythematosus, malignant disease, myxedema, severe anemia, and scleroderma, must be considered. Six cases are reported with large effusions present for from 1 to 11 years. The diagnostic measures to be used, the re...