Thyroid storm-induced multiple organ failure relieved quickly by plasma exchange therapy

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-349

  Kokuho, Toshiharu ^a,b   Kuji, Tadashi ^a   Yasuda, Gen ^a   Umemura, Satoshi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antithyroid drug; Cerebral infarction; Hyperthyroidism; Plasma exchange; Thyroid storm

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HYDROCORTISONE; LUGOL; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; LETHALITY; LUNG CONGESTION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; THYROID CRISIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PLASMA EXCHANGE; THYROID CRISIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4243100603     PISSN: 10916660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-0968.2004.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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