Disease or Syndrome
thyroid crisis
thy·roid cri·sis [ thahy-roid krahy-sis ]
Subclass of:
Thyrotoxicosis
Definitions related to thyroid crisis:
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(thyroid storm) Acute onset of severe, life-threatening hyperthyroidism caused by a sudden release of excessive thyroid hormone.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(thyroid storm) An acute complication of hyperthyroidism characterized by fever, tachycardia, nausea, agitation and/or coma that may result in death.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A dangerous life-threatening hypermetabolic condition characterized by high FEVER and dysfunction of the cardiovascular, the nervous, and the gastrointestinal systems.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Thyroid storm, also referred to as thyrotoxic crisis, is an acute, life-threatening, hypermetabolic state induced by excessive release of thyroid hormones (THs) in individuals with thyrotoxicosis. Thyroid storm may be the initial presentation of thyrotoxicosis in undiagnosed children, particularly in neonates.WebMD, 2019
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