A case of thyroid storm due to thyrotoxicosis factitia

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 351-354

  Yoon, Soo Jee ^a   Kim, Dol Mi ^a   Kim, Jun Uh ^a   Kim, Kyung Wook ^a   Ahn, Chul Woo ^a   Cha, Bong Soo ^a   Lim, Sung Kil ^a   Kim, Kyung Rae ^a   Lee, Hyun Chul ^a   Huh, Kap Bum ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ingestion of excessive thyroid hormone; Thyroid storm; Thyrotoxicosis factitia

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIURETIC AGENT; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; MANNITOL; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; PROPRANOLOL; STEROID; THIAMAZOLE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; THYROXINE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; STUPOR; THYROID CRISIS; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0038733984     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.2.351     Document Type: Review

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