| Lermans’s Series | Murray’s Series | |||
| Symptoms and Signs | : Percent of 77 Cases of Primary Hypothyroidism | Percent of 100 Cases of Primary Hypothyroidism | Percent of 15 Cases of Pituitary Hypothyroidism | Percent of 100 Normal Control Subjects |
| Weakness Dry skin Coarse skin Lethargy Slow speech Edema of eyelids Sensation of cold Decreased sweating Cold skin Thick tongue Edema of face Coarseness of hair Cardiac enlargement (on x-ray film) Pallor of skin Impaired memory Constipation Gain in weight Loss of hair Pallor of lips Dyspea Peripheral edema Hoarseness Anorexia Nervousness Menorrhagiaa Deafness Palpitations Poor heart sounds Precordial pain Poor vision Fundus oculi changes Dysmenorrhea Los of Weight Atrophic tongue Emotional instability Choking sensation Fineness of hair Cyanosis Dysphagia Brittle nails Depression Muscle weakness Muscle pain Joint pain Paresthesia Heat intolerance Slow cerebration Slow movements Exophthalmos Sparse eyebrows | 99 97 97 91 91 90 89 89 83 82 79 76 6867 66 61 59 57 57 55 55 52 45 35 32 30 31 30 25 24 20 18 13 12 11 9 9 7 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- | 98 79 70 85 56 86 95 68 80 60 95 75 --50 65 54 76 41 50 72 57 74 40 51 33 40 23 -- 16 -- -- -- 9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 60 61 36 29 56 2 49 73 11 81 | 100 47 7 80 67 40 93 80 60 20 53 40 --87 67 33 47 13 -- 73 0 33 -- 53 -- 26 13 -- 7 -- -- -- 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- 13 73 73 13 26 13 0 67 60 0 80 | 21 26 10 17 7 28 39 17 33 17 27 43 -- 1431 10 36 21 -- 52 2 18 15 42 -- 15 20 -- 9 -- -- -- 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- 20 41 21 17 24 15 12 9 14 4 58 |
| aPremenopausal patients | ||||
From: Adult Hypothyroidism
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