Open AccessHigh scored thyroid storm after stomach cancer perforation: A case report
Author(s) -
Seung Min Baik,
Yejune Pae,
Jae Myeong Lee
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i24.8768
Subject(s) - thyroid storm , medicine , thyroid , thyroid cancer , perforation , sepsis , surgery , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Thyroid storm is a life-threatening emergency. Reportedly, the prevalence of thyroid storm is 1%-2% among patients admitted to the hospital for thyrotoxicosis. Burch and Wartofsky (1993) introduced a scoring system using precise clinical criteria to identify thyroid storms. Only 17 cases of thyroid storm with a score > 70 points have been reported. Although thyroid storms are uncommon, their clinical findings resemble those of sepsis.