Hypothyroidism presenting as a gastric phytobezoar.
The manifestations of myxedema often occur insidiously over several months or years. Except for gastrointestinal symptoms, the diagnosis of hypothyroidism may not clinically evident. Especially in the elderly, symptoms of hypothyroidism are frequently unrecognized or simply dismissed as signs of old age.
D000368:Aged; D001630:Bezoars / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009230:Myxedema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014675:Vegetables / Q000009:adverse effects