Question

Write the cause of myxedema.

Answer 1

Myxedema:

1. The condition where swelling and thickening of the skin occurs is known as myxedema.
2. It is an advanced condition of hypothyroidism.
3. An insufficient release of the thyroxine hormone from the thyroid gland causes myxedema.
4. The lack of thyroxine prevents the metabolism of carbohydrates in the skin, due to which carbohydrates accumulate under the skin.
5. This deposition of carbohydrates attracts water to the skin causing the skin to swell up.

Therefore, the cause of myxedema is the insufficient release of the thyroxine hormone.