title: The endocarditis that was not: an unusual case of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with unusual complications.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Québec Heart Institute at Laval Hospital, Sainte-Foy, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bergeron
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Demers
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bogaty
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poirier
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin