ea0090ep1070 | Thyroid | ECE2023
Jatinder Hayre
, Etbinah Lubna
, Mohamed Ayan
, Mahamud Bashir
, Tam Karen
, Mohammed Ahmed
, Nikookam Khash
, Mohammed Mohammed
, Mlawa Gideon
Background: Myxoedema coma although uncommon can be life-threatening in patients who are poorly compliant with levothyroxine replacement. Some of the precipitating factors include intercurrent respiratory infection, use of sedatives, and electrolyte imbalance such as hyponatremia(Wiersinga 2018). A 73-year-old man presented to the Hospital with face and tongue swelling, shortness of breath, and type 2 respiratory failure. His past medical history includes hypothyroidism, Obstr...