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ea0013p91 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2007

Unusual presentation of thyroid storm

Dissanayake Sanjaya , Dewan Shivani , Burrows J , Kong Nghi , Hale Peter

31 years old female presented to casualty with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. The physical findings showed acutely unwell female with persistent regular tachycardia and a large goitre with a bruit. There were no demonstrable eye signs indicating Grave’s disease. Initial investigation showed profound high anion gap metabolic acidosis (PH-7.13,HCO3-5.1, CL-113.6 BE-22.1PCO2 2.69,PO2-12.5) and severe hyperthyroidism (FT4-44 picomol per litre,FT3-24.8 picomol per litre,TS...