A rare cause of fever and icterus: Thyroid crisis

Volume: 3 Number: 01 March 1, 2013
  • Emine Parlak
  • Serpil Erol
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A rare cause of fever and icterus: Thyroid crisis

Abstract

Emine Parlak, Serpil Erol Thyroid crisis is the severe form of hyperthyroidism. The predisposing factors are mostly surgeries and additional diseases. Although the case is rare, the mortality rate is high. Here, we present a thyroid crisis case which implies infectious diseases. A 36-year-old female patient admitted to the hospital with high fever, abdominal pain, and unstable mental state. Physical examination revealed icterus, tachycardia, and hepatosplenomegaly. Serum free triiodothyronine (FT3), and free thyroxine (FT4) levels were elevated and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) was highly suppressed. An infectious etiology was suspected on admission, but further investigation revealed thyroid crisis. Patients with high fever should be considered in differential diagnosis of non-infectious causes such as thyroid crisis. In these cases, early and correct diagnosis is important for prognosis.

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Emine Parlak This is me

Serpil Erol This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2013

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April 30, 2015

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Year 2013 Volume: 3 Number: 01

APA
Parlak, E., & Erol, S. (2013). A rare cause of fever and icterus: Thyroid crisis. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 3(01), 36-38. https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0076
AMA
1.Parlak E, Erol S. A rare cause of fever and icterus: Thyroid crisis. J Microbil Infect Dis. 2013;3(01):36-38. doi:10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0076
Chicago
Parlak, Emine, and Serpil Erol. 2013. “A Rare Cause of Fever and Icterus: Thyroid Crisis”. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 3 (01): 36-38. https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0076.
EndNote
Parlak E, Erol S (March 1, 2013) A rare cause of fever and icterus: Thyroid crisis. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 3 01 36–38.
IEEE
[1]E. Parlak and S. Erol, “A rare cause of fever and icterus: Thyroid crisis”, J Microbil Infect Dis, vol. 3, no. 01, pp. 36–38, Mar. 2013, doi: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0076.
ISNAD
Parlak, Emine - Erol, Serpil. “A Rare Cause of Fever and Icterus: Thyroid Crisis”. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 3/01 (March 1, 2013): 36-38. https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0076.
JAMA
1.Parlak E, Erol S. A rare cause of fever and icterus: Thyroid crisis. J Microbil Infect Dis. 2013;3:36–38.
MLA
Parlak, Emine, and Serpil Erol. “A Rare Cause of Fever and Icterus: Thyroid Crisis”. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, vol. 3, no. 01, Mar. 2013, pp. 36-38, doi:10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0076.
Vancouver
1.Emine Parlak, Serpil Erol. A rare cause of fever and icterus: Thyroid crisis. J Microbil Infect Dis. 2013 Mar. 1;3(01):36-8. doi:10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0076