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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

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  • In 874, Gull was the first physician to describe hypothyroidism under the name myxedema due to its characteristics of swollen skin and its mucin content.[1][2]
  • In 1883, Semon was the first to establish a relationship between patients undergoing thyroidectomy and later developing symptoms of myxedema.
  • In 1888, Clinical Society of London presented a paper describing that extreme loss of thyroid harmone can lead to cretinism and myxedema.
  • In 1891, Murray was the first physician to discover cure for myxedema by using hypodermic injections of sheep thyroid extract.

References

  1. Hanley P, Lord K, Bauer AJ (2016). "Thyroid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Review". JAMA Pediatr. 170 (10): 1008–1019. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0486. PMID 27571216.
  2. Dreimane D, Varma SK (1997). "Common childhood thyroid disorders". Indian J Pediatr. 64 (1): 3–10. PMID 10771807.