Congenital (Juvenile) Hypothyroid Myxedema is a form of severe, long‐standing hypothyroidism that presents early in life—either at birth (congenital) or in ...

Decompensated myxedema, often termed myxedema coma, represents the most severe and life‐threatening manifestation of longstanding, untreated hypothyroidism. In ...

Chronic compensated myxedema is a form of long‑standing, severe hypothyroidism in which the body’s adaptive mechanisms have so far maintained near‑normal vital ...

Central (secondary) hypothyroidism means your thyroid gland is underactive because the control center in the brain—the pituitary gland (secondary) or the ...

Primary hypothyroid myxedema is a condition arising from long-standing, untreated primary hypothyroidism—where the thyroid gland itself fails—leading to ...

Tongue myxedema refers to the non‐pitting swelling and thickening of the tongue caused by the pathological accumulation of mucopolysaccharides ...

Laryngeal myxedema is a rare but important complication of severe or prolonged hypothyroidism. In this condition, low thyroid hormone levels lead to the ...

Localized myxedema is a skin condition linked to autoimmune thyroid disease—most often Graves’ disease. In this disorder, the skin (usually over the fronts of ...

Myxedema crisis is the most extreme, life‑threatening form of severe hypothyroidism. In simple terms, the thyroid has been underactive for so long, and to such ...

Myxedema coma is the most severe, life‑threatening form of hypothyroidism (very low thyroid hormone). It is an endocrine emergency marked by multi‑organ ...

Thyroid dermopathy, also known as pretibial myxedema or Graves’ dermopathy, is an autoimmune manifestation of Graves’ disease characterized by the accumulation ...

Pretibial myxedema, also known as thyroid dermopathy, is a skin condition characterized by thickening and swelling of the skin over the shins. It most often ...

Generalized myxedema is the most severe form of long-standing, untreated hypothyroidism. In simple English, it means your body isn’t making enough thyroid ...

Myxedema (pronounced miks-uh-DEE-muh) is a severe form of hypothyroidism in which chronically low thyroid hormone levels lead to abnormal accumulation of ...

Basophils are one of the five main types of white blood cells. They are small cells packed with granules that carry chemicals such as histamine, heparin, and ...

Basophilia means the number of basophils—one of your white blood cell types—has risen above the normal range in your bloodstream. Basophils help your body ...

Secondary (reactive) basophilia is a condition where the body produces too many basophils— a type of white blood cell— in response to another disease, ...

Basophilia means a higher‑than‑normal number of basophils in the blood. Basophils are a kind of white blood cell (part of the immune system). They carry tiny ...

Basophils are a small type of white blood cell made in your bone marrow. They circulate in the blood and carry tiny packets of chemicals such as histamine, ...

Relative basophilia is a laboratory finding in which basophils—one of the five types of white blood cells—make up a higher percentage of the total white blood ...