Clinicial analysis of 69 patients with acute hyperthyroid myopathy and its treatment / 中华内分泌代谢杂志
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
;
(12): 896-898, 2012.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-430337
ABSTRACT
Sixty-nine cases of acute hyperthyroid myopathy admitted from 1990 to 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.Hoarseness was the most common symptom; 17.39% of the patients had difficulty in breathing; respiratory muscle paralysis and aspiration pneumonia were the main causes of death.Efficient treatment lasting for two weeks was carried out in 81.16% of the cases.Patients with severe bulbar palsy were often complicated with aspiration pneumonia and thus had high mortality rate.The main treatments in cluded anti-hyperthyroid drugs,corticosteroids,energy supports,and symptomatic management,which usually resulted in good clinical improvement.
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Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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2012
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