Myxedema coma causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Common causes of myxedema coma include sepsis, exposure to cold weather, central nervous system depressants (sedatives, narcotics, antidepressants), trauma, surgery, stroke, congestive heart failure, burns, intravascular volume contraction (GI bleeding, diuretic use), myocardial infarction, and metabolic disorders.

Myxedema coma causes

Myxedema coma may be caused when the thyroid is severely compensated and is not able to produce enough thyroid hormone. It is a rare condition that is not happening frequently.

Common causes

Common causes of myxedema coma include:^[1]

Sepsis
Exposure to cold weather
Central nervous system depressants (sedatives, narcotics, antidepressants)
Trauma, surgery
Stroke, congestive heart failure, burns
Intravascular volume contraction (GI bleeding, diuretic use)
Myocardial infarction
Metabolic disorders

References

↑ Wartofsky L (2006). “Myxedema coma”. Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North Am. 35 (4): 687–98, vii–viii. doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2006.09.003. PMID 17127141.

[pmid17127141-1] Wartofsky L (2006). “Myxedema coma”. Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North Am. 35 (4): 687–98, vii–viii. doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2006.09.003. PMID 17127141.

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