title: Myxedema mimicking myocardial ischemia in a young black male.
abstract: High elevations of creatine kinase secondary to myxedema in a 29-year-old black male resulted in an erroneous diagnosis of mycardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Health Science Center, NY.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Peter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D009230:Myxedema / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase