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Myxedema IleusA Form of Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
Ali A. Abbasi, MD;
Robert C. Douglass, MD;
Grosvenor W. Bissell, MD;
Yingsan Chen, MD
JAMA. 1975;234(2):181-183.
Abstract
Myxedema ileus uncommonly complicates the hypothyroid state. It is a rare cause of intestinal pseudo-obstruction that can be reversed with thyroid hormone therapy. Our two patients with myxedema ileus had concurrent infection. Intestinal ileus was completely reversed with the administration of thyroid hormone.
(JAMA 234:181-183, 1975)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, the Veterans Administration Hospital, Allen Park, Mich (Drs Abbasi, Bissell, and Chen), and the Detroit General Hospital (Drs Abbasi and Douglass).
Footnotes
Reprint requests to Veterans Administration Hospital, Allen Park, MI 48101 (Dr Bissell).
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