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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
The diagnosis of myxedema coma is made when the three key diagnostic features of myxedema coma are present, which include altered mental status, hypothermia or absence of fever and a precipitating event such as cold exposure, infection, drugs.
Diagnostic criteria
The diagnosis of myxedema coma is made when the following three key diagnostic features are present, which include:[1]
- Altered mental status
- Hypothermia or absence of fever
- Precipitating event (cold exposure, infection, drugs)