Myxedema coma is rare but potentially lethal , the symptoms and signs are many and are often insidious 黏液水肿很罕见但有可能致命，其临床症状常呈非特异性且多样化。
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Here we report a rare case of a 68 years old male with primary hypothyroidism with myxedema coma and respiratory failure 我们在此报告一68岁男性患有原发性甲状腺功能不足合并黏液水肿昏迷及呼吸衰竭的个案。
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The clinical presentation varies from a subclinical form with insignificant symptoms to the most extreme form of myxedema coma with respiratory failure 其临床表现由最轻微的无症状到最极端的黏液水肿昏迷并呼吸衰竭皆有可能。
