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Thyroid Storm Triggered by Strangulation in a Patient with Undiagnosed Graves’ Disease
Joint Authors
Kargi, Atil Y.
Conte, Jorge I.
Arosemena, Marilyn A.
Kapoor, Kunal
Dempsey, Naomi G.
Zaleski, Megan L.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 mortality.
Thyroid storm is generally seen in patients with Graves’ disease but should also be suspected in patients with fever, tachycardia, altered mental status, and risk factors including local trauma to the neck, such as strangulation.
Based on our review, we report the first case of thyroid storm after strangulation as the presentation of previously undiagnosed Graves’ disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Conte, Jorge I.& Arosemena, Marilyn A.& Kapoor, Kunal& Dempsey, Naomi G.& Zaleski, Megan L.& Kargi, Atil Y.. 2018. Thyroid Storm Triggered by Strangulation in a Patient with Undiagnosed Graves’ Disease. Case Reports in Endocrinology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Conte, Jorge I.…[et al.]. Thyroid Storm Triggered by Strangulation in a Patient with Undiagnosed Graves’ Disease. Case Reports in Endocrinology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Conte, Jorge I.& Arosemena, Marilyn A.& Kapoor, Kunal& Dempsey, Naomi G.& Zaleski, Megan L.& Kargi, Atil Y.. Thyroid Storm Triggered by Strangulation in a Patient with Undiagnosed Graves’ Disease. Case Reports in Endocrinology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142961
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1142961