title: Acute respiratory failure due to thyroid storm developing immediately after delivery.
abstract: Acute respiratory failure occurs in less than 0.1% of pregnancies. Thyroid storm should be included in the differential diagnosis of possible causes of acute respiratory failure occurring immediately after delivery, and delivery is a high risk factor for thyroid storm in pregnant women with thyrotoxicosis.
authors.affiliation: Perinatal Center for Maternity and Neonate Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kitazawa
authors.affiliation: Perinatal Center for Maternity and Neonate Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.affiliation: Perinatal Center for Maternity and Neonate Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Yokohama City University Hospital Yokohama Japan.
authors.forename: Fumiki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hirahara
keywords: Acute respiratory failure; lung edema; postpartum; thyroid storm