Thyrotoxicosis in a Pediatric Patient with Supraventricular Tachycardia and Borderline Features of Thyroid Storm
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Thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm.
Thyroid storm represents the extreme manifestation of thyrotoxicosis as a true endocrine emergency. Although Grave's disease is the most common underlying disorder in thyroid storm, there is usually a precipitating event or condition that transform the patient into life-threatening thyrotoxicosis. Treatment of thyroid storm involves decreasing new hormone synthesis, inhibiting the release of th...
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عنوان ژورنال: AACE Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2376-0605
DOI: 10.4158/accr-2019-0261