The endocarditis that was not: an unusual case of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with unusual complications.
The complications of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia have been well described previously. However, evidence of the possibility that heparin-induced thrombocytopenia can trigger a thyroid storm has never been published before. A catastrophic evolution of a man referred with a high endocarditis suspicion previously treated with heparin, who successively developed arterial thrombosis and thyroid storm, is described.
Bergeron
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Québec Heart Institute at Laval Hospital, Sainte-Foy, Canada.
Demers
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C
Bogaty
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Poirier
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P
D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D013958:Thyroid Crisis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin