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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Main Authors: Conte, Jorge I., Arosemena, Marilyn A., Kapoor, Kunal, Dempsey, Naomi G., Zaleski, Megan L., Kargi, Atil Y.
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Hindawi 2018
Subjects:
Case Report
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

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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

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