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Complete heart block complicating hyperthyroidism: a case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2345328     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Complete heart block developed in a 29-year-old man with hyperthyroidism and acute febrile illness. The definite cause of acute febrile illness was unknown. The results of bacteriological and viral studies were negative. Endomyocardial biopsy revealed no evidence of carditis which is the common cause of heart block. All the abnormalities resolved completely after the fever subsided and the patient was treated with an antithyroid drug. Available information indicates that a high degree of heart block can sometimes occur in hyperthyroidism in either the presence or absence of additional factors which can independently impair atrioventricular conduction. This course of events which occurred in this patient suggest that complete heartblock may have been the direct manifestation of the hyperthyroid state, however, the acute febrile illness may have been an aggravating factor in the development of abnormal atrioventricular conduction.
Authors:
S Sriussadaporn; S Vannasaeng; D Trisukosol; W Nitiyanant; T Piraphatdist; A Vichayanrat
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet     Volume:  73     ISSN:  0125-2208     ISO Abbreviation:  J Med Assoc Thai     Publication Date:  1990 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-07-02     Completed Date:  1990-07-02     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7507216     Medline TA:  J Med Assoc Thai     Country:  THAILAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  53-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Fever of Unknown Origin / complications
Heart Block / etiology*
Humans
Hyperthyroidism / complications*
Male

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