Abstract
Thyroid storm is a rare, life-threatening condition in children. We report the case of a 16-year-old girl who presented with fever, cough, chest pain, and breathing difficulty. On the initial evaluation, a working diagnosis of left-sided pneumonia with empyema was made. She also had persistent tachycardia which was out of proportion to fever, and a staring look. She was found to have a thyroid storm. Timely diagnosis and appropriate management of thyroid storm proved to be lifesaving.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2022.15
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Thakur, C., Kumar, P., Goyal, J. P., & Vyas, V. (2022). Thyroid Storm in an Adolescent Girl Precipitated by Empyema Thoracis. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2022.15
MLA 9
Thakur, Chirag, et al. "Thyroid Storm in an Adolescent Girl Precipitated by Empyema Thoracis." Oman Medical Journal, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2022.15.
Chicago (author–date)
Thakur, Chirag, Prawin Kumar, Jagdish Prasad Goyal, and Varuna Vyas. 2022. "Thyroid Storm in an Adolescent Girl Precipitated by Empyema Thoracis." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2022.15.
Harvard
Thakur, C., Kumar, P., Goyal, J. P. and Vyas, V. (2022) 'Thyroid Storm in an Adolescent Girl Precipitated by Empyema Thoracis', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2022.15.
Vancouver
Thakur C, Kumar P, Goyal JP, Vyas V. Thyroid Storm in an Adolescent Girl Precipitated by Empyema Thoracis. Oman Medical Journal. 2022. doi:10.5001/omj.2022.15
IEEE
C. Thakur, P. Kumar, J. P. Goyal, and V. Vyas, "Thyroid Storm in an Adolescent Girl Precipitated by Empyema Thoracis," Oman Medical Journal, 2022, doi: 10.5001/omj.2022.15.