Hypothyroidism: thanks doctor, you gave me my wife back!

Introduction Agitation and confusion in an older person is common during acute hospital admissions and in elderly care wards. Here, we present a case of a relatively younger adult being admitted in the care of the elderly ward that presented with confusion, agitation and showing signs of paranoia. This case was a late presentation of relatively common illness: hypothyroidism. This caused a severe, complicated form of psychosis called myxoedema madness. It is a reminder of the dictum ‘common illnesses occurs commonly.’ [rml_read_more] Case study A 52-year-old Caucasian woman was admitted through accident & emergency due to worsening agitation & anxiety.