Postoperative thyrotoxic crisis during beta blockade: an atypical picture of generalized muscle deficiency

The case is reported of a 42 year old female patient with Graves disease who presented with an atypical thyroid storm after subtotal thyroidectomy. Surgery was indicated because of poor patient compliance with the medical treatment, and its partial failure. High doses of propranolol (240 mg a day) w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annales françaises d'anesthésie et de réanimation 1989, Vol.8 (4), p.359
Hauptverfasser:	Hubert, J M, Blanloeil, Y, Bourveau, M, Guillet, A, Dixneuf, B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Adult Female Graves Disease - therapy Humans Muscle Hypotonia - etiology Preoperative Care Propranolol - adverse effects Propranolol - therapeutic use Sympathetic Nervous System - physiopathology Thyroid Crisis - complications Thyroid Crisis - etiology Thyroidectomy - adverse effects
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