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Ultrasound scan of the abdomen showing extensive abdominal wall oedema.
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Ultrasound of the thyroid showed diffusely enlarged glands with increased vascularity, and ultrasound scan of the abdomen revealed marked lower abdominal wall oedema without organomegaly (Figure 1).
Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrating pulmonary artery pressures before (a) and after (b) the treatment of thyrotoxicosis.
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The systolic pulmonary artery pressure gradient was 45 mmHg (normal < 25 mmHg) (Figure 2(a)). The systolic pulmonary artery pressure gradient was reduced to 29 mmHg in repeated transthoracic echocardiography (Figure 2(b)).