Thyroid crisis

Definition

Thyrotoxic crisis (or thyroid storm) is a rare but severe complication of hyperthyroidism, which may occur when a thyrotoxic patient becomes very sick or physically stressed.

Inclusions

• Thyroid storm

Also indexed as

Nearby in Thyrotoxicosis

• 5A02.0Thyrotoxicosis with diffuse goitre
• 5A02.1Thyrotoxicosis with toxic single thyroid nodule
• 5A02.2Thyrotoxicosis with toxic multinodular goitre
• 5A02.3Thyrotoxicosis from ectopic thyroid tissue
• 5A02.4Thyrotoxicosis factitia
• 5A02.6Secondary hyperthyroidism
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified