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Query: UNIPROT:P01189 (
beta-endorphin
)
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A 73-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for severe persistent vomiting with fever, drowsiness, and weight loss. Elevated serum levels of thyroid hormones and the presence of a consciousness disorder with fever and vomiting led to the diagnosis of
thyroid storm
. A low normal concentration of serum cortisol, urinary 17-hydroxycorticosteroids and an elevated plasma level of
corticotropin
suggest that an inadequate adrenal reserve have been involved in the pathogenesis of the
thyroid storm
in this patient. She responded to the administration of intravenous methimazole and oral supersaturated potassium iodide solution.
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PMID:Thyroid storm associated with probable subclinical hypoadrenocorticism in an elderly woman. 133 85
