Advanced pregnancy in a severely myxoedematous patient: A case report and review of the literature.
A case of advanced pregnancy in a myxoedematous patient is described. This is a relativey rare occurrence. The physiology of the maternal thyroid gland in pregnancy and the fetal thyroid is briefly described.
D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009230:Myxedema / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*