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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2018

Diabetic Ketoacidosis Associated with Thyroxine (T₄) Toxicosis and Thyrotoxic Cardiomyopathy.

Edinson Dante Meregildo Rodriguez, Luis Iván Gordillo Velásquez, José Gustavo Alvarado Moreno

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Edinson Dante Meregildo RodriguezDepartment of Emergency & Critical Care, Hospital Regional Lambayeque, Chiclayo, Lambayeque 14012, Peru. dante_meregildo@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1814-5593
Luis Iván Gordillo VelásquezDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru. luis.gordillo.v@upch.pe.
José Gustavo Alvarado MorenoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital Regional Lambayeque, Chiclayo, Lambayeque 14012, Peru. tavoalvarado89@gmail.com.
Universidad de Lambayeque · PEHospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia · PE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thyrotoxicosis and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) both may present as endocrine emergencies and may have devastating consequences if not diagnosed and managed promptly and effectively. The combination of diabetes mellitus (DM) with thyrotoxicosis is well known, and one condition usually precedes the other. Furthermore, thyrotoxicosis is complicated by some degree of cardiomyopathy in at least 5% de patients; but the coexistence of DKA, thyroxin (T₄) toxicosis, and acute cardiomyopathy is extremely rare. We describe a case of a man, previously diagnosed with DM but with no past history of thyroid disease, who presented with shock and severe DKA that did not improve despite optimal therapy. The patient evolved with acute pulmonary edema, elevated troponin levels, severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and clinical and laboratory evidence of thyroxin (T₄) toxicosis and thyrotoxic cardiomyopathy. Subsequently, the patient evolved favorably with general support and appropriate therapy for DKA and thyrotoxicosis (hydrocortisone, methimazole, Lugol's solution) and was discharged a few days later.

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AdultCardiomyopathiesDiabetic KetoacidosisDiagnosis, DifferentialEchocardiographyHeart Failure, SystolicHumansHydrocortisoneIodidesMaleMethimazolePulmonary EdemaRadiographyThyrotoxicosisTreatment OutcomeTroponinHydrocortisoneIodidesLugol's solutionMethimazoleTroponincardiomyopathydiabetic ketoacidosisthyroid stormthyrotoxicosis

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