Thyroid Storm Complicating Pregnancy, A Case Report and Management

• Main Authors: Alev Aydın (Author), Melehat Dönmez (Author), Yavuz Aydın (Author), Güner Karatekin (Author), Günseli Özdemir (Author), Özlem Oruç (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Network, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The incidence of hyperthyroidism in pregnancy is between 0,05 % and 0,2%. Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in pregnancy. Decrease in Thyroid Stimulating Hormone(TSH) levels and increase in free thyroxine levels are used for diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis. If hyperthyroidism is...