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Thyroid Storm (Thyrotoxic Crisis)

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Thyroid storm or thyrotoxic crisis is the most severe manifestation of hyperthyroidism that can present with or evolve into systemic decompensation with multi-organ failure and death. Aggressive therapy is required, preferably in an intensive care unit in order to avoid a disastrous outcome.

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  1. Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, Dc, USA

    Leonard Wartofsky & Joanna Klubo-Gwiezdzinska

  2. Thyroid Cancer Research Unit, MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA

    Leonard Wartofsky

  3. National Institutes of Health—National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Joanna Klubo-Gwiezdzinska

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Wartofsky, L., Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, J. (2019). Thyroid Storm (Thyrotoxic Crisis). In: Luster, M., Duntas, L., Wartofsky, L. (eds) The Thyroid and Its Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72102-6_25

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