Persistent tachycardia after nasal surgery as a premonitory sign of thyrotoxicosis: case report.
Persistent tachycardia in a young girl, following nasal surgery, was shown to be due to a cryptic form of thyrotoxicosis. Though unusual as a cause of tachycardia, overactivity of the thyroid should be considered when unexplained tachycardia persists.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology*