Thyroid storm secondary to acute Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis

Valeria Hanson; Subaina Naeem Khalid; Glenn Ratmeyer; Abu Baker Sheikh

doi:10.1080/08998280.2022.2077076

Thyroid storm secondary to acute Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2022 May 23;35(5):691-692. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2022.2077076. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Valeria Hanson¹, Subaina Naeem Khalid², Glenn Ratmeyer¹, Abu Baker Sheikh³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
³ Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Abstract

Thyroid storm is an endocrine emergency associated with high mortality rates, especially in hospitalized populations. Infection serves as an exceedingly common trigger for the development of thyrotoxicosis. We present a rare case of a 24-year-old woman who developed acute thyrotoxicosis secondary to group A Streptococcus throat infection. The patient received a combination of thionamides, antibiotics, glucocorticoid, beta-blocker, and iodine preparation that resulted in the resolution of her symptoms.

Keywords: Group A Streptococcus; Streptococcus pyogenes; pharyngitis; thyroid storm; thyrotoxicosis.

Publication types

Case Reports