Diseases

Myxedema

A condition characterized by a dry, waxy type of swelling (EDEMA) with abnormal deposits of MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES in the SKIN and other tissues. It is caused by a deficiency of THYROID HORMONES. The skin becomes puffy around the eyes and on the cheeks. The face is dull and expressionless with thickened nose and lips.

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A condition characterized by a dry, waxy type of swelling (EDEMA) with abnormal deposits of MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES in the SKIN and other tissues. It is caused by a deficiency of THYROID HORMONES. The skin becomes puffy around the eyes and on the cheeks. The face is dull and expressionless with thickened nose and lips.

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  • Myxedemas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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pretibial myxedema = MYXEDEMA (IM) + LEG DERMATOSES (IM)

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  1. C17.300w.550w.590w
  2. C19w.874w.482w.638w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Myxedema. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009230. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009230
  2. Myxedema. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxedema
  3. Myxedema. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966229