Severe Hypoglycemia Accompanied with Thyroid Crisis

We report a 32-year-old Japanese women with severe hypoglycemia accompanied with thyroid crisis. She complained of dyspnea, general fatigue, and leg edema. She was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism with congestive heart failure and liver dysfunction. Soon after admission, sudden cardiopulmonary arrest...

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Published in:Case reports in endocrinology 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.1-3
Main Authors: Nakatani, Yuki, Nakamoto, Takaaki, Banba, Nobuyuki, Matsumura, Mihoko, Monden, Tsuyoshi, Sato, Minoru, Domeki, Nozomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Case Report
Coma
Consciousness
Diabetes
Glucose
Growth hormones
Heart failure
Hospitals
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Intensive care
Thyroid diseases
Thyroid gland
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Summary:We report a 32-year-old Japanese women with severe hypoglycemia accompanied with thyroid crisis. She complained of dyspnea, general fatigue, and leg edema. She was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism with congestive heart failure and liver dysfunction. Soon after admission, sudden cardiopulmonary arrest occurred. She was then transferred to the intensive care unit. Her serum glucose level was 7 mg/dl. Intravenous glucose, hydrocortisone, diuretics, and continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF) saved her. We considered that hypoglycemia occurred due to heart failure and liver dysfunction due to thyroid crisis.
ISSN:2090-6501
2090-651X
DOI:10.1155/2012/168565