Abstract
Thyroid storm is a severe manifestation of thyrotoxicosis characterized by systemic organ dysfunction secondary to a hypermetabolic state. Although antithyroid drugs, steroids, beta-blockers, antipyretics, and cholestyramine are the standard of care, some patients inadequately respond to these conventional therapies. Therapeutic plasma exchange has been previously utilized as a treatment modality in patients with a poor response to routine therapies or with contraindications to them. Herein, we report our experience with the management of a case of thyroid storm refractory to conventional treatment but responsive to therapeutic plasma exchange.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 678-681 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Apheresis |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Graves' disease
- therapeutic plasma exchange
- thyrotoxicosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology