10 Myxedema Symptoms
Article Sources
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Joint Pain and Swelling
Thyroid issues commonly affect body tissue like the vocal cords, so they can also harm a patient's joints. Patients with myxedema sometimes have trouble moving, not due to weakness or slowness but because their imbalanced hormones have caused their joints to swell and hurt.
While these joint issues might be dismissed as arthritis, research suggests a link between many forms of arthritis and thyroid issues.4S;, Tagoe CE;Zezon A;Khattri. ‘Rheumatic Manifestations of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: the Other Autoimmune Disease.’ The Journal of Rheumatology, U.S. National Library of Medicine, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22505695/ Rather than dismiss a myxedema possibility, patients should talk to a doctor.
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