Thyrotoxicosis factitia: a rare cause of junctional rhythm and cardiac arrest

• Main Authors: Sohaib Roomi (Author), Waqas Ullah (Author), Iqra Iqbal (Author), Asrar Ahmad (Author), Sameer Saleem (Author), Zeeshan Sattar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Thyrotoxicosis factitia is a hyperthyroid state due to the accidental or deliberate thyroxine ingestion. It can have many complications depending upon the organ involved. We present a case of a heavy built athlete presenting with cardiac arrest, who was found to be abused the thyroxine hormone for b...