A CLINICAL STUDY OF THYROID STORM
Authors: Sheldon S. Waldstein, Sheldon J. Slodki, G. Irene Kaganiec, David Bronsky
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Article1 March 1960A CLINICAL STUDY OF THYROID STORMSHELDON S. WALDSTEIN, M.D., SHELDON J. SLODKI, M.D., G. IRENE KAGANIEC, M.D., DAVID BRONSKY, M.D.SHELDON S. WALDSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SHELDON J. SLODKI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, G. IRENE KAGANIEC, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID BRONSKY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-3-626 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThyroid storm or crisis is a severe, often fatal exacerbation of the manifestations of hyperthyroidism, which requires prompt recognition and energetic treatment if the patient is to survive. The use of iodide and thiourea compounds to prepare the hyperthyroid patient for surgery has virtually eliminated post-thyroidectomy storm. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication May 16, 1959.Presented at the Fortieth Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Chicago, Illinois, April 23, 1959.From the Hektoen Institute for Medical Research and the Endocrine Clinic, Cook County Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School and University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.†This study was aided in part by a grant from the Drs. Leonard H. and Louis D. Weissman Medical Foundation.‡Case reports will be included in the reprints. Requests for reprints should be addressed to Sheldon S. Waldstein, M.D., 1835 West Harrison Street, Chicago 12, Illinois. 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