Symptoms of myxedema - a rare and dangerous disease - are caused by abnormalities of the thyroid gland. It develops against a background of progressive hypothyroidism. Anyone can get sick with myxedema. But most often women with a disease experiencing menopausal restructuring of the body. According to statistics, among such ladies the incidence is five times higher.
Under what conditions is myxedema?
Myxedema can be primary or secondary and very rarely tertiary. Primary preceded by such factors:
- autoimmune thyroiditis ;
- tumors;
- injuries;
- inflammatory processes;
- deficiency or excess of iodine in the body;
- postoperative complications;
- contact with ionizing radiation;
- a sharp decrease in the "working" tissues of the thyroid gland (those that take part in the formation of important hormones).
Signs of secondary and tertiary myxedema usually indicate a pathology of the brain as a whole and systems of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland in particular. Causes of the disease with the corresponding - pituitary or hypothalamic hypothyroidism.
Symptoms of myxedema
The disease manifests itself quite brightly. Symptoms of it are well distinguishable. Among the first appears mucous edema. From the usual, it differs in that after pressing on it, the skin does not remain dented. Because of the swelling, the face is somewhat disfigured - it becomes swollen and resembles a mask. Skin with illness in most cases acquires a yellowish hue.
Other symptoms include:
- deterioration and hair loss;
- severe fatigue;
- constant weakness;
- drop in blood pressure;
- weight gain against a background of metabolic disorders;
- coarse voice, the appearance of a hoarse;
- violation of the menstrual cycle;
- chills;
- deterioration of appetite;
- pain in the muscles ;
- pain in the joints;
- constipation;
- depression;
- decreased concentration of attention.