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. 1990 Jul-Sep;32(3):287–289.

MYXOEDEMA PRESENTING WITH PSYCHOSIS

Ashok Chandra R Rao 1,, VK Bhat 2, Sathish Kini 3
PMCID: PMC2990183  PMID: 21927474

SUMMMARY

Presented here is the case report of a lady who was referred for evaluation and management of frank psychotic manifestations. A carefully taken history and physical findings pointed to the presence of hypothyroidism. This was later confirmed by laboratory evaluation. The patient improved after thyroxine supplementation.

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