JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
January 2020
Thyroid storm is a rare endocrine emergency that rarely presents with septic shock. It occurs in thyrotoxic patients and is manifested by decompensation of multiple organs, triggered by severe stress. The diagnosis and response to treatment is made by Burch-Wartofsky point scale or Japanese thyroid association criteria due to lack of pathophysiology of thyroid storm.
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