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Thyrotoxic Crisis in the Absence of Risk Factors: A Case Report

Thyrotoxic crisis is a severe, life-threatening form of thyrotoxicosis characterized by elevated circulating thyroid hormone that can lead to profound complications. Early diagnostic interventions include a thorough physical examination, laboratory assessments of thyroid hormone levels, and the util...

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Autores principales: Reddy, Gowry, Livingston, Jonathan, Gandhi, Darshan, Sumrein, Fadwa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10321309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37416045
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39972
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Sumario:Thyrotoxic crisis is a severe, life-threatening form of thyrotoxicosis characterized by elevated circulating thyroid hormone that can lead to profound complications. Early diagnostic interventions include a thorough physical examination, laboratory assessments of thyroid hormone levels, and the utilization of quantifying assessment tools to grade the severity of the condition. A targeted therapeutic regimen involving a combination of thioamides, beta-blocking agents, and iodide therapies is administered to combat each stage of the physiological process involved in a thyroid storm. The prompt recognition of clinical manifestations and systemic complications of thyrotoxic crisis is of paramount significance to prevent therapeutic delay and reduce patient mortality. Here, we report an atypical case of a new-onset thyrotoxic crisis in a patient without apparent underlying predisposing factors.