Recurrent spontaneous hypothermia

Open Access

1 September 1980

journal article
case report
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)

Vol. 56 (659) , 656-657
https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.56.659.656

Abstract

A patient with recurrent attacks of hypothermia is presented. Despite intensive investigation, no other manifestation of hypothalamic or autonomic dysfunction has been found. Treatment of concurrent biochemical hypothyroidism has not altered the frequency or severity of the hypothermic attacks.

Keywords

TREATMENT
SPONTANEOUS HYPOTHERMIA
HYPOTHALAMIC
HYPOTHYROIDISM
CONCURRENT
AUTONOMIC
DYSFUNCTION
FREQUENCY
HYPOTHERMIC

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