Chapter 4 - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)»Disorders of thyroid gland (E00-E07)»Hypothyroidism, unspecified (E03.9)
E03.9
Hypothyroidism, unspecified
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Myxedema1 drug (1 approved)
A condition characterized by a dry, waxy type of swelling (EDEMA) with abnormal deposits of MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES in the SKIN and other tissues. It is caused by a deficiency of THYROID HORMONES. The skin becomes puffy around the eyes and on the cheeks. The face is dull and expressionless with thickened nose and lips.