Thyroid storm with delayed hyperbilirubinemia and severe heart failure: indication and contraindication of plasma exchange

SUMMARY: Thyroid storm (TS) is a life-threatening condition that may suffer thyrotoxic patients. Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a rescue approach for TS with acute hepatic failure, but it should be initiated with careful considerations. We present a 55-year-old male patient with untreated Grav...

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Published in:Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep
Main Authors: Nakao, Tomomi, Takeshima, Ken, Ariyasu, Hiroyuki, Kurimoto, Chiaki, Uraki, Shinsuke, Morita, Shuhei, Furukawa, Yasushi, Iwakura, Hiroshi, Akamizu, Takashi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Bioscientifica Ltd 2020
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Insight into Disease Pathogenesis or Mechanism of Therapy
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7487178/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33434181
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-20-0036
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