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What is the difference between myxedema and cretinism?
Myxedema is a condition of severe hypothyroidism in adults, characterized by swelling of the skin and tissues due to the buildup of glycosaminoglycans. On the other hand, cretinism is a form of severe congenital hypothyroidism that occurs in infants, leading to stunted growth, intellectual disability, and physical deformities if left untreated. Both conditions are caused by thyroid hormone deficiency but differ in their age of onset and specific manifestations.
Are tornadoes severe?
Yes. Tornadoes are the most dangerous form of severe weather.
What is the most common form of hypothyroidism?
Most common form is inflamation of the thyroid gland caused by an autoimmune codition called Hashimoto's thyroiditis in which antibodies mistakenly damage the gland.
What is myxedema?
Myxedema or myxoedema is a medical condition resulting from severe hypothyroidism, the lack of thyroid gland hormone. At this time the cause of most hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroiditis, a disease where the body's immune system attacks the cells of the thyroid gland as if they were infectuous invaders. Thyroiditis is more common in women than in men, and has a genetic component (runs in families).Myxoedema is hypothyroidism
What is the most severe form of astrocytoma?
glioblastoma multiforme
Most tornadoes form in association with?
Severe thunderstorms
Is Spina Bifida associated with meningomyelocele?
Meningomyelocele is the most severe form of Spina Bifida.
A severe form of adult hypothyroidism?
Myxedema. It is a rare life-threatening condition, resulting from long-term, undiagnosed hypothyroidism. Symptoms include intense cold intolerance and drowsiness followed by profound lethargy and unconsciousness.
Is myxedema fatal?
A potentially life-threatening complication of myxedema is myxedema coma, which is associated with severe longstanding hypothyroidism. Myxedema coma is not common, but has been known to be most prevalent in the elderly and in women.
What is mexadema?
Myxedema is when someone has severe hypothyroidism. This is essentially the medical term a doctor will use when diagnosing a patient with the thyroid disorder.
How bad is hypothyroidism?
Hypothyroidism means that the thyroid gland is not working at its optimal levels. The condition's severity can vary. The most severe form of hypothyroidism, Myxedema coma, is rare. In general, people suffering from hypothyroidism will experience unexplained weight gain, extreme fatigue, depression, an overall sense of weakness, sensitivity to the cold, and heavier menstrual periods in females. Most people with hypothyroidism are able to control the condition by taking medication that provides them with the missing thyroid hormone. This treatment will cause the thyroid levels to return to normal, but the replacement hormone must be taken for the rest of the individual's life.
Is severe weather most likely to form on land or in the oceans?
in the ocean
