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Case Reports
. 2023 Apr 17;15(4):e37707.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.37707. eCollection 2023 Apr.

The Thyroid Forecast: A Case of a Thyroid Storm Diagnosed Under Unforeseen Circumstances

Kofi Seffah  1 , Robert Lamptey  2 , Sammudeen Ibrahim  3 , Walter Y Agyeman  1 , Basilio Addo  1
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The Thyroid Forecast: A Case of a Thyroid Storm Diagnosed Under Unforeseen Circumstances

Kofi Seffah et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis are common conditions in clinical practice. Untreated, they are associated with several co-morbidities. One of these conditions, and arguably the most lethal, is the thyroid storm. Our case presentation is one of a young female who had previously been diagnosed with thyroid illness but was lost to follow-up, subsequently given a clean bill of health, and emerged with what would eventually be diagnosed as a thyroid storm. While the thyroid storm may pose some diagnostic challenges, it has come a long way in securing diagnostic tools. What remains is a tool for physicians and patients to stratify patients by their risk of developing a storm in the outpatient setting.

Keywords: burch; chest pain; distributive shock; goiter; predictive tools; risk factors; thyroid; thyroid storm; wartofsky.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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