Literature DB >> 3354938

Thyroid storm presenting as coma.

J C Howton1.   

Abstract

Presented is the case of a 32-year-old man admitted with coma, hyperthermia, and tachycardia. The patient had a progressive downhill course and died in the medical ICU ten hours after admission. Autopsy and further investigation revealed thyroid storm as the most likely cause of death.

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Year:  1988        PMID: 3354938     DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(88)80777-7

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Ann Emerg Med        ISSN: 0196-0644            Impact factor:   5.721


  3 in total

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Journal:  Rev Endocr Metab Disord       Date:  2003-05       Impact factor: 6.514

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Authors:  Lynn A Burmeister
Journal:  J Endocr Soc       Date:  2019-04-24

3.  A thyrotoxicosis outbreak due to dietary pills in Paris.

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