Hypoglycaemic coma in severe primary hypothyroidism

K Hermansen; L G Johannsen; O B Rasmussen

Hypoglycaemic coma in severe primary hypothyroidism

K Hermansen, L G Johannsen, O B Rasmussen

School of Communication and Culture - Peter Skautrup Centre for Jutlandic Dialect Research

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Abstract

A 76-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital in comatose condition. Her blood glucose was 1.7 mM. Immediately after intravenous glucose treatment she attained normal consciousness. The diagnosis of severe primary hypothyroidism was subsequently made and no sign of other diseases was detected. After thyroid replacement therapy fasting blood glucose levels rose to normal and no further hypoglycaemic episodes occurred. It is emphasized, that hypoglycaemia may be the direct cause of severely impaired consciousness in hypothyroidism requiring immediate and specific therapy.

Original language	English
Journal	Acta medica Scandinavica
Volume	218
Issue	3
Pages (from-to)	345-6
Number of pages	2
ISSN	0001-6101
Publication status	Published - 1985

Keywords

Aged
Blood Glucose
Coma
Female
Glucose
Humans
Hypoglycemia
Hypothyroidism
Injections, Intravenous
Thyroid Hormones
Case Reports
Journal Article

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Hypoglycaemic coma in severe primary hypothyroidism

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