Thyrotoxic crisis. Rare manifestations and the difficulties of timely diagnostics
https://doi.org/10.14341/ket2015159-67
Abstract
Thyroid storm is a rare, life-threatening complication of thyrotoxicosis. It may be precipitated by an acute event such as discontinuation of antithyroid drug therapy, thyroid or nonthyroidal surgery, infection, parturition, or an acute iodine load. The variety of clinical presentations of this disorder can lead to delayed diagnostics and high mortality.
The typical and atypical clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of thyroid storm will be reviewed here. It also describes a case study of a young man with thyroid storm.
About the Authors
Olegovna Dar'ya Gazizova
Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, endocrinologist
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Russian Federation
MD, PhD, endocrinologist
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Sergey Viktorovich Vasichkin
Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow
Russian Federation
MD, neurologist
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Russian Federation
MD, neurologist
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Pavel Olegovich Kharkenen
Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow
Russian Federation
Head of the neuroreanimation department
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Russian Federation
Head of the neuroreanimation department
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Dmitriy Kirillovich Fomin
Russian Scientific Center of Roentgeno-Radiology, Moscow
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Head of the nuclear medicine clinic
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Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Head of the nuclear medicine clinic
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Lyubov' Petrovna Chupina
Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, neurologist
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Russian Federation
MD, PhD, neurologist
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Anzhela Borisovna Kozhokaru
Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, neurologist
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Russian Federation
MD, PhD, neurologist
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Natal'ya Sergeevna Shevchenko
Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow
Russian Federation
MD, Head of the neurology department
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Russian Federation
MD, Head of the neurology department
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Gazizova O.D., Vasichkin S.V., Kharkenen P.O., Fomin D.K., Chupina L.P., Kozhokaru A.B., Shevchenko N.S. Thyrotoxic crisis. Rare manifestations and the difficulties of timely diagnostics. Clinical and experimental thyroidology. 2015;11(1):59-67. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14341/ket2015159-67
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