Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
Jacques How
Montreal General Hospital,
1650 Cedar Avenue, Suite C6-256, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4
Canada
Case Report
Sequential Thyroid Storm and Myxedema Coma: A Unique Case Report
Author(s): Eiman Alseddeeqi, Natasha Garfield and Jacques HowEiman Alseddeeqi, Natasha Garfield and Jacques How
Background and objective: Both thyroid storm and myxedema coma are rare life-threatening events and carry a high mortality rate. Our objective is to document a unique case of sequential thyroid storm and myxedema coma.
Results: We report a very unusual case of a 46-year-old female patient who presented initially in 2002 with thyroid storm caused by a previously undiagnosed Graves’ disease. After two doses of radioactive iodine treatment, she developed hypothyroidism for which she was placed on l-thyroxine replacement therapy. She was lost to followup and, indeed, she failed to take her l-thyroxine medication and in the fall of 2010, she presented to our Emergency Department with myxedema coma, which was treated successfully.
Conclusion: A careful and life-long follow-up is essential in patients who have recei.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-7948.1000147