THYROID STORM; A RARE BUT LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS
Abstract Thyroid storm is caused by the excess of thyroid hormone; it is a rare as well as fatal condition. The most effective way to decrease the mortality and morbidity caused by this disease is to diagnose it as soon as possible. The presenting features comprise a multitude of non-specific sympt...
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| author | Syeda Fatimah Zareen Syed Waqar Abbas Saleh Khurshied |
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Thyroid storm is caused by the excess of thyroid hormone; it is a rare as well as fatal condition. The most effective way to decrease the mortality and morbidity caused by this disease is to diagnose it as soon as possible. The presenting features comprise a multitude of non-specific symptoms such as high fever, tachycardia, heart failure, gastrointestinal upsets, delirium, and coma. We presented a unique incident of thyroid storm in a middle aged woman who was admitted for high fever, confusion and atrial fibrillation. Clinical diagnosis of thyroid storm was augmented by laboratory findings of hyperthyroidism. The patient was managed accordingly and she eventually recovered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4d25234ac694ab6898962d55f361b232022-12-21T19:56:16ZengArmy Medical College RawalpindiPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal0030-96482411-88422020-08-0170412221223THYROID STORM; A RARE BUT LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSSyeda Fatimah Zareen0Syed Waqar Abbas1Saleh Khurshied2Combined Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanCombined Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanCombined Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanAbstract Thyroid storm is caused by the excess of thyroid hormone; it is a rare as well as fatal condition. The most effective way to decrease the mortality and morbidity caused by this disease is to diagnose it as soon as possible. The presenting features comprise a multitude of non-specific symptoms such as high fever, tachycardia, heart failure, gastrointestinal upsets, delirium, and coma. We presented a unique incident of thyroid storm in a middle aged woman who was admitted for high fever, confusion and atrial fibrillation. Clinical diagnosis of thyroid storm was augmented by laboratory findings of hyperthyroidism. The patient was managed accordingly and she eventually recovered.https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5127/2884clinicalhyperthyroidismthyroid storm |
| spellingShingle | Syeda Fatimah Zareen Syed Waqar Abbas Saleh Khurshied THYROID STORM; A RARE BUT LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal clinical hyperthyroidism thyroid storm |
| title | THYROID STORM; A RARE BUT LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS |
| title_full | THYROID STORM; A RARE BUT LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS |
| title_fullStr | THYROID STORM; A RARE BUT LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS |
| title_full_unstemmed | THYROID STORM; A RARE BUT LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS |
| title_short | THYROID STORM; A RARE BUT LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS |
| title_sort | thyroid storm a rare but life threatening illness |
| topic | clinical hyperthyroidism thyroid storm |
| url | https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5127/2884 |
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