Lithium toxicity and myxedema crisis in an elderly patient

Lithium toxicity and myxedema crisis in an elderly patient

While thyroid dysfunction is a frequent complication of lithium treatment, myxedema crisis is a rare occurrence with a handful of cases described. Here, we describe a patient receiving lithium for about a decade for bipolar disorder, who presented with myxedema crisis and lithium toxicity. In this p...

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Main Authors: Shahnaz Ahmad Mir, Arshad Iqbal Wani, Shariq Rashid Masoodi, Mir Iftikhar Bashir, Nadeem Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Bipolar disorder
lithium
myxedema crisis
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2013;volume=17;issue=9;spage=654;epage=656;aulast=Mir

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