Myxedema coma natural history, complications, and prognosis

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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]

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• The mortality rate in myxedema coma is 20% to 25% despite aggressive therapy.