{"pk":363,"title":"Burn-induced Myxedema Crisis","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Myxedema crisis (MC) is a rare but life-threatening illness characterized by multi-system organ impairmentfrom thyroid hormone deficiency that is often brought on by an eliciting event. We present the case of MCwith a rapid progression of hypothermia, altered mental status, and respiratory failure that was instigatedby a flash burn to the face. The patient’s condition was refractory to rewarming and supportive efforts untilthyroid hormone was replaced. This case illustrates the need for a high index of suspicion for patients with arapid onset of metabolic encephalopathy immediately after an injury or burn.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1p6194rq","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Ann","middle_name":"S.","last_name":"Batista","name_suffix":"","institution":"Wake Forest School of Medicine","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Laura","middle_name":"L.","last_name":"Zane","name_suffix":"","institution":"Wake Forest School of Medicine","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Lane","middle_name":"M.","last_name":"Smith","name_suffix":"","institution":"Wake Forest School of Medicine","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2017-03-14T19:58:54Z","date_accepted":"2017-03-14T19:58:54Z","date_published":"2017-03-14T07:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/363/galley/129/download/"}]}