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Components of the kallikrein-kinin system of the blood and some hemostatic indices were studied in parallel in 32 patients with diffuse toxic goiter. A decrease in the levels of prekallikrein, kininogen, the activity of kallikrein and kininase inhibitors in the blood plasma of the examinees resulted in raised activity of the kallikrein-kinin system in decompensated thyrotoxicosis. Hemostatic changes were characterized by signs of chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation. It was shown that kinin formation and blood coagulation were correlated. A certain parallelism in the increment of the activity of the kinin system and disorders of hemocoagulation was noted with an increase in a degree of severity of thyrotoxicosis. A tendency to improved indices was also noted after thyrostatic therapy.
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PMID:[Several aspects of the pathogenesis of disturbances of hemostasis in patients with diffuse toxic goiter]. 321 79

Rhabdomyolysis ranges from an asymptomatic illness with elevated creatine kinase levels to a life-threatening condition associated with extreme elevations in creatine kinase, electrolyte imbalances, acute renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The most common causes are crush injury, overexertion, alcohol abuse, certain medicines, and toxic substances. A number of electrolyte abnormalities and endocrinopathies, including hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, diabetic ketoacidosis, nonketotic hyperosmolar state, and hyperaldosteronism, cause rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure are unusual manifestations of pheochromocytoma. There are a few case reports with pheochromocytoma presenting rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. Herein, we report a case with pheochromocytoma crisis presenting with rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure.
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PMID:Pheochromocytoma presenting with rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure: a case report. 2405 40

A 38-year-old gentleman presented with thyroid storm with multiorgan involvement in the form of heart failure (thyrotoxic cardiomyopathy), respiratory failure (respiratory muscle fatigue), hepatic dysfunction, fast atrial fibrillation, pulmonary embolism, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). His Graves' disease (GD) remained undiagnosed for nearly 8 months because apart from weight loss, he has not had any other symptoms of thyrotoxicosis. The presentation of thyroid storm was atypical (apathetic thyroid storm) with features of depression and extreme lethargy without any fever, anxiety, agitation, or seizure. There were no identifiable triggers for the thyroid storm. Apart from mechanical ventilation and continuous veno-venous renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit, he received propylthiouracil (PTU), esmolol, and corticosteroids, which were later switched to carbimazole and propranolol with steroids being tapered down. He was diagnosed with thyrotoxic myopathy which, like GD, remained undiagnosed for long (fatigability). A high index of suspicion and a multidisciplinary care are essential for good outcome in these patients.
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PMID:Apathetic Thyroid Storm with Cardiorespiratory Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, and Coagulopathy in a Young Male with Graves' Disease and Myopathy. 3302 36