• Ann Emerg Med · Apr 1988

    Case Reports

    Thyroid storm presenting as coma.

    • J C Howton.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles.
    • Ann Emerg Med. 1988 Apr 1; 17 (4): 343-5.

    AbstractPresented is the case of a 32-year-old man admitted with coma, hyperthermia, and tachycardia. The patient had a progressive downhill course and died in the medical ICU ten hours after admission. Autopsy and further investigation revealed thyroid storm as the most likely cause of death.

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