A Case of Thyroid Crisis in Acute Tonsillitis Treatment

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  • Ikoma Ryo
    Department of Otolaryngology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital
  • Arai Yasuhiro
    Department of Otolaryngology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital
  • Yamamoto Sayaka
    Department of Otolaryngology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital
  • Tsukuda Mamoru
    Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine

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  • 急性扁桃炎治療中に発症した甲状腺クリーゼの１例
  • キュウセイ ヘントウエン チリョウ チュウ ニ ハッショウ シタ コウジョウセン クリーゼ ノ 1レイ

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Abstract

We report a case of fatal thyroid crisis induced by acute tonsillitis. A 33-year-old woman with untreated hyperthyroidism developed thyroid crisis during acute tonsillitis treatment. The four days passing from crisis onset to treatment initiation unduly compromised her condition, resulting in death. Such cases point up the need for prompt thyroid crisis diagnosis and treatment, the difference between a proactive life-sustaining response and a negative mortal result.

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