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ea0015p395 | Thyroid | SFEBES2008

An uncommon cause of thyrotoxicosis and thyroid eye disease

Hopkins Rebecca , Rishi Mohammed El , Levy Miles , Howlett Trevor

Introduction: It is well known that struma ovarii, choriocarcinoma and follicular thyroid carcinoma can cause thyrotoxicosis. We report a rare case of a man with carcinomatosis presenting with acute thyrotoxicosis, unilateral proptosis and neck swelling.Case report: A 48-year-old man presented with a 2 weeks history of neck swelling, profuse sweating, heat intolerance, agitation, weight loss and mild unilateral proptosis. He was a smoker with a 20 years ...