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- Title
Central sleep apnea in untreated hypothyroidism: A rare association.
- Authors
Sreedharan, Sapna Erat; Agrawal, Pragati; Radhakrishnan, Ashalatha
- Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been reported with untreated hypothyroidism. Here, we report a young patient referred to us due to prolonged apneas detected during recovery from minor surgery done under a short-acting general anesthetic drug. Polysomnography (PSG) was suggestive of severe OSA with high central index. He was later found to have severe hypothyroidism. Thyroxine replacement for 3 months followed by a repeat PSG showed persisting severe OSA but with no central events. This case highlights the rare association of central sleep apnea in untreated hypothyroidism which can be easily overlooked.
- Subjects
SLEEP apnea syndromes; HYPOTHYROIDISM diagnosis; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; THYROXINE; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Thyroid Research & Practice, 2016, Vol 13, Issue 2, p83
- ISSN
0973-0354
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0973-0354.183275