Carotinemia in Myxedema Explanation of the Typical Slightly Icteric Tint1

摘要: In perusing clinical reports of patients with myxedema, one commonly finds the color skin variously described as ‘yellow,’ ‘yellowish,’ ‘waxy,’ or ‘wax-like.’ Descriptive combinations, such ‘sallow-yellow,’ ‘yellowish pallor,’ and ’slightly icteric,’ are used. The pallor is easily explained by high incidence anemia in myxedema; but since usually secondary microcytic type, yellowish blood serum not due to degeneration products hemoglobin. consecutive cases presented this paper, ‘yellowish’ component invariably has been found be carotinemia. Interest carotinemia associated myxedema was first aroused 1933 a patient (case 1) decidedly who had most internal manifestations including abdominal ascites, few external signs. A marked which disappeared under treatment thyroid. case reported (3) appellation ‘internal...