THYROTOXIC CRISIS

摘要: Thyrotoxic crisis ("thyroid storm"), even with improved methods of treating hyperthyroidism, is by no means an extinct phenomenon. Of a total 2,033 thyrotoxic patients admitted to the wards Massachusetts General Hospital in past twenty-five years, 36 have experienced toxic crisis. We thought it worth while place analysis these cases on record since so few1of opinions expressed literature thyroid storm are based experience large series patients. Twenty-five storms (hereinafter called "surgical") followed 1,383 operations performed patients; remaining 11 "medical") represented acute breakdown thermal regulation suffering from fulminating thyrotoxicosis. Eight medical and 16 surgical resulted death patient. In our view not strictly complication thyrotoxicosis but