A condition characterized by puffiness of hands and skin and retardation of all bodily and mental processes, and caused by deficiency of thyroxine in later age is:
Correct answer: B. Myxedema
- A. Graves disease
- B. Myxedema
- C. Exophthalmic goiter
- D. Cretinism
Explanation
Myxedema is adult-onset hypothyroidism, in which low thyroxine produces puffiness and slows physical and mental processes. Cretinism refers to congenital or childhood thyroid deficiency, while Graves disease involves hyperthyroidism.
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