methimazole and Alcoholism

methimazole has been researched along with Alcoholism* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for methimazole and Alcoholism

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A patient with Graves' disease who survived despite developing thyroid storm and lactic acidosis.
    Upsala journal of medical sciences, 2010, Volume: 115, Issue:4

    A 56-year-old woman with Graves' disease presented with the complaints of diarrhea and palpitations. Physical examination and laboratory data revealed hypothermia and signs of mild hyperthyroidism, heart failure, hepatic dysfunction with jaundice, hypoglycemia, and lactic acidosis. The patient was diagnosed as having developed the complication of thyroid storm in the absence of marked elevation of the thyroid hormone levels, because of the potential hepatic and cardiac dysfunctions caused by heavy alcohol drinking. A year later, after successful treatment, the patient remains well without any clinical evidence of heart failure or hepatic dysfunction. Thyroid storm associated with lactic acidosis and hypothermia is a serious condition and has rarely been reported. Prompt treatment is essential even if the serum thyroid hormone levels are not markedly elevated. We present a report about this patient, as her life could eventually be saved.

    Topics: Acidosis, Lactic; Alcoholism; Diarrhea; Echocardiography; Female; Graves Disease; Humans; Hypothermia; Methimazole; Middle Aged; Thyroid Crisis; Thyroid Hormones; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome

2010