title: Acute myoedema: an unusual presenting manifestation of hypothyroid myopathy.
abstract: We describe a patient with primary hypothyroidism due to autoimmune thyroiditis, presenting with acute myoedema and spontaneous rhabdomyolysis. During his hospital stay, he developed altered sensorium due to hypo-osmolal hyponatraemia and later developed bilateral foot drop that responded to appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh-160012, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhansali
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chandran
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Dash
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology