Reversible dilated cardiomyopathy associated with post-partum thyrotoxic storm.
The following case of a young mother presenting with post-partum pulmonary oedema, highlights a singular and life-threatening complication of a common condition (thyrotoxicosis). While thyrotoxic heart disease is well described, thyrotoxic storm in the post-partum period associated with dilated cardiomyopathy, congestive cardiac failure and ventricular fibrillation is exceptional.
Daly
M J
MJ
Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Wilson
C M
CM
Dolan
S J
SJ
Kennedy
A
A
McCance
D R
DR
D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013958:Thyroid Crisis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome