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Thyroid storm caused by metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma tissue after total thyroidectomy: a case report
So Hee Kwon, Min-Ji Kim, Sin Yeong Jung, Jae-Han Jeon
J Yeungnam Med Sci. 2023;40(Suppl):S93-S97.   Published online May 17, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/jyms.2023.00199
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Thyroid storm is a life-threatening form of thyrotoxicosis and an endocrinological emergency. We present a case of thyroid storm in a patient with metastatic papillary thyroid cancer. A 67-year-old woman with a history of total thyroidectomy 4 years prior to presentation was admitted with deteriorating mental status, fever, and tachycardia. Laboratory tests revealed severe thyrotoxicosis. Although the patient had no residual thyroid tissue after total thyroidectomy, she had a previously diagnosed metastatic thyroid cancer lesion in the pelvic bone. Despite initial treatment with a standard thyroid storm regimen, the patient died 6 days after hospitalization. The patient had no history of Graves disease; however, a thyroxine receptor antibody was detected postmortem. The patient had a history of exposure to an iodine contrast agent, which is a rare cause of thyrotoxicosis. Thyroxine production from a differentiated thyroid carcinoma is rare but can be a source of clinically significant thyrotoxicosis in patients post-thyroidectomy. Overlapping Graves disease is a common stimulus; however, other causes, such as exogenous iodine, cannot be excluded. This case demonstrates that in the setting of metastatic thyroid carcinoma, thyrotoxicosis cannot be completely ruled out as a cause of suspicious symptoms, even in patients with a history of total thyroidectomy.

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  • Data Analysis and Systematic Scoping Review on the Pathogenesis and Modalities of Treatment of Thyroid Storm Complicated with Myocardial Involvement and Shock
    Eman Elmenyar, Sarah Aoun, Zain Al Saadi, Ahmed Barkumi, Basar Cander, Hassan Al-Thani, Ayman El-Menyar
    Diagnostics.2023; 13(19): 3028.     CrossRef
Massive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis secondary to Graves' disease
Hye-Min Son
Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2019;36(3):273-280.   Published online September 18, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2019.00339
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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) is a rare cerebrovascular condition accounting for 0.5–1% of all types of strokes in the general population. Hyperthyroidism is associated with procoagulant and antifibrinolytic activity, thereby precipitating a hypercoagulable state that predisposes to CVT. We report the case of a 31-year-old Korean man with massive CVT and diagnosis of concomitant Graves’ disease at admission. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of CVT are important to improve prognosis; therefore, CVT should be considered in the differential diagnosis in all patients with hyperthyroidism presenting with neurological symptoms.

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  • Hyperthyroidism-induced Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Presenting as Chronic Isolated Intracranial Hypertension
    Takumi Tashiro, Yuichi Kira, Norihisa Maeda
    Internal Medicine.2023; 62(20): 3021.     CrossRef
  • Cerebral Sinus Vein Thrombosis and Gender: A Not Entirely Casual Relationship
    Tiziana Ciarambino, Pietro Crispino, Giovanni Minervini, Mauro Giordano
    Biomedicines.2023; 11(5): 1280.     CrossRef
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    Pin-Yi Wu, Ruchika Meel
    Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Cerebral Venous Thrombosis during Thyrotoxicosis: Case Report and Literature Update
    Emanuela Maria Raho, Annibale Antonioni, Niccolò Cotta Ramusino, Dina Jubea, Daniela Gragnaniello, Paola Franceschetti, Francesco Penitenti, Andrea Daniele, Maria Chiara Zatelli, Maurizio Naccarato, Ilaria Traluci, Maura Pugliatti, Marina Padroni
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    Roshan Bisural, Deepak Acharya, Samaj Adhikari, Baikuntha Chaulagai, Arjun Mainali, Tutul Chowdhury, Nicole Gousy
    Cureus.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis caused by traumatic brain injury complicating thyroid storm: a case report and discussion
    Shurong Gong, Wenyao Hong, Jiafang Wu, Jinqing Xu, Jianxiang Zhao, Xiaoguang Zhang, Yuqing Liu, Rong-Guo Yu
    BMC Neurology.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Armenian Journal of Health & Medical Sciences.2022; : 52.     CrossRef
  • Hyperthyroidism as a Precipitant Factor for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Case Report
    Ahmed Elkhalifa Elawad Elhassan, Mohammed Omer Khalil Ali, Amina Bougaila, Mohammed Abdelhady, Hassan Abuzaid
    Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports.2020; 8: 232470962094930.     CrossRef
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Delayed presentation of aggravation of thyrotoxicosis after radioactive iodine therapy at Graves disease.
Ji Hyun Lee, Hyun Jin Na, Jin Woo Park, Cheol Ho Lee, Hyun Jeong Han, Tae Ho Kim, Se Hwa Kim
Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2014;31(2):148-151.   Published online December 31, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2014.31.2.148
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Radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy is widely used for the treatment of Graves disease. After RAI therapy, 44% become hypothyroid and up to 28% remain hyperthyroid. The development of thyrotoxicosis after RAI therapy is believed to be mediated by 2 different mechanisms: a transient increased release of thyroid hormone due to radiation thyroiditis and the rare development of Graves disease due to the formation of antibodies to the thyroid-associated antigens released from the damaged follicular cells. A 55-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe headache, weight loss, and palpitation. She received a dose of 7 mCi of RAI (I-131) about 6 weeks earlier. Thyroid function test showed 7.98 ng/dL free T4, >8 ng/mL T3, <0.08 microIU/L thyroid stimulating hormone, and high titer thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) (85.8 IU/L). She improved with propylthiouracil, propranolol, and steroid treatment. The TSI, however, was persistently elevated for 11 months.

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