hrp0084p3-1189 | Thyroid | ESPE2015

Simultaneous Occurrence of Thyroid Storm, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Multiple Cerebral Infarction in a 16-Year-Old Girl

Park So-Eun , Noh Byoungho , Cho Sang-Won , Ahn Sung Yeon

Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis is one of the precipitating factors that can evoke a thyroid storm. Thyroid storm may cause cerebral ischemia in moyamoya disease, which coexist in the patient with GravesÂ’ disease.Case presentation: A 16-year-old girl complaining of dizziness and palpitation visited emergency room, and was diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) combined by hyperthyroidism. Thyroid storm occurred in 6 h after the start of DKA ma...