Thyroid storm is a rare, life-threatening condition in children. We report a 16-year-old adolescent girl who presented to us with fever, cough, chest pain, and breathing difficulty. On the initial evaluation, a working diagnosis of left-sided pneumonia with empyema was made. She was also noted to have persistent tachycardia, which was out of proportion to the fever and a staring look. She was evaluated further and found to have a thyroid storm. Timely diagnosis and appropriate management of thyroid storm proved to be lifesaving.
Thyroid storm is a rare, life-threatening condition in children. We report a 16-year-old adolescent girl who presented to us with fever, cough, chest pain, and breathing difficulty. On the initial evaluation, a working diagnosis of left-sided pneumonia with empyema was made. She was also noted to ha...
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Oman Medical Journal = المجلة الطبية العمانية