Thyroid storm : uncommon presentation

Thyroid storm could lead to mortality ; it is rare and characterized by severe clinical manifestations of thyrotoxicosis, multiple organ dysfunction result from failure of the compensatory mechanisms of the body. The diagnosis is clinical and it usually manifests by malignant hyperthermia, tachycard...

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Published inBahrain medical bulletin Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 1 - 5
Main Author Butti, Nurah M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Muharraq, Bahrain King Hamad University Hospital 2014
Subjects
Complications
Diagnosis
Diseases
Hyperthyroidism
Thyroid gland
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التشخيص
الغدة الدرقية
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Summary:Thyroid storm could lead to mortality ; it is rare and characterized by severe clinical manifestations of thyrotoxicosis, multiple organ dysfunction result from failure of the compensatory mechanisms of the body. The diagnosis is clinical and it usually manifests by malignant hyperthermia, tachycardia, GI and neurological manifestations; the mortality is very high in spite of appropriate management. We report a fifty-year-old Bahraini female who presented to Emergency Medicine department with palpitation, vomiting and diarrhea, as well as symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection. A provisional diagnosis of thyroid storm was made. The case was treated in ICU by mechanical ventilation and conservative supportive treatment. The patient recovered uneventfully.
ISSN:1012-8298