creators_name: Patnayak, Rashmi Patnayak
creators_name: Prayaga, Aruna K. Prayaga
creators_name: Reddy, Rajasekhar Reddy
creators_name: S.V.N., S.V.N. Anuradha
creators_name: E., E.Jayashankar
creators_id: rashmipatnayak2002@yahoo.co.in
creators_id: arunaprayaga56@yahoo.com
creators_id: Raj28dr@yahoo.co.in
creators_id: anuradhasvn@yahoo.co.in
creators_id: jayashankar24@yahoo.co.in
type: journale
datestamp: 2006-07-23
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:32
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title: An intriguing autopsy case of gangrene intestine 
ispublished: unpub
subjects: calcut
full_text_status: public
abstract: Background

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is one of the most common causes of hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is a known cause of hyperlipidemia. There is a strong correlation between coronary and mesenteric vessel atherosclerosis. Acute mesenteric ischemia is a cause of intestinal hemorrhagic infarction. 

Case history
We present an autopsy case of 35-year-old male who presented with features of obstruction and edema with previously undetected hypothyroidism.

Conclusion

Hypothyroidism   associated with atherosclerosis can lead to fatal intestinal gangrene as corroborated by this autopsy case.

Key words –Hypothyroidism, intestinal gangrene, autopsy, atherosclerosis

date: 2006
date_type: published
publication: Calicut Medical Journal
volume: 4
number: 3
refereed: FALSE
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citation:   Patnayak, Rashmi Patnayak and Prayaga, Aruna K. Prayaga and Reddy, Rajasekhar Reddy and S.V.N., S.V.N. Anuradha and E., E.Jayashankar  (2006) An intriguing autopsy case of gangrene intestine.  [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]    (Unpublished)  
document_url: http://cogprints.org/5010/1/e3.pdf