Myxedema

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"This woman is very quiet, won't go out. Suffers from myxoedema."

Scope and Contents Case summary, charts, forms, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from east Edinburgh aged 14 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: pulmonary tuberculosis, myxoedema and goitre. No family history of tuberculosis. Nonsurgical treatment given, including chemotherapy. Patient...

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Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 37 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: myxoedema; weakness in arms; swollen hands and feet; and cold abscess in ear. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Correspondence, notes and typed case summary relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; proptosis; sixth nerve palsy; and myxoedema. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 53 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: myxoedema; mental disorder; giddiness; and facial pain. No treatment given. Patient discharged.