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ea0073aep650 | Thyroid | ECE2021

Myxedema coma in a COVID-19 patient

Cidade-Rodrigues Catarina , Dalila Martins Marta , Verónica Cardoso , Linhas Rita , Viveiros Filipa , Rogério Ruas , Ferraz Rita , Cunha Filipe

IntroductionMyxedema coma is a rare condition with an estimated incidence of 0.22 per million per year in the western world and a mortality rate around 30–50%. It can occur as the result of severe longstanding hypothyroidism or be precipitated by an acute event, such as infection. We present a rare case of myxedema coma in an elderly woman with SARS-CoV-2 infection.Case reportAn 82-year-old woman, with n...