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Thyroid Storm Triggered by Strangulation in a Patient with Undiagnosed Graves' Disease
Thyroid storm is the life-threatening end-organ manifestation of severe thyrotoxicosis. If left untreated, thyroid storm may cause acute heart failure, multiorgan dysfunction, and death. A high degree of suspicion is necessary to make the diagnosis and start antithyroid medications to decrease morta...
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Format: | Online Article Text |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi
2018
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5816884/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29487752 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4190629 |