Fatal thyrotoxic crisis.
Graves' disease is a form of hyperthyroidism. A rare complication of Graves' disease is thyrotoxic crisis. Although the crisis is frequently fatal, it is a distinctly unusual cause of sudden death. We investigated the case of a young woman with Graves' disease who died suddenly. Radioimmunoassay tests of thyroid function were used to establish the diagnosis.
D000328:Adult; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D013958:Thyroid Crisis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood
D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine