ea0056p1026 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2018
Yildiz Ismail
, Elbuken Gulsah
, Gurdal Sibel Ozkan
, Atasever Tugay
, Zuhur Sayid
Introduction: Due to the risk of thyroid storm, achievement of euthyroid state is necessary in patients with thyrotoxicosis undergoing surgery. However, euthyroid state could not be always achieved by antithyroid drugs. Therefore, therapeutic plasmapheresis (TPE) can be used for this purpose.Case 1: A-58-year old male patient was admitted to emergency department with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) induced by amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT). He had a...