Lithium-Associated Thyromegaly: An Unusual Cause of Airway Obstruction
Acute upper airway obstruction is a medical emergency and can be caused by many serious conditions such as a foreign body occluding the airway, intrinsic swelling (as in anaphylaxis), or extrinsic compression. Thyromegaly has rarely been reported as a source of airway compromise. We present a patien...
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| description | Acute upper airway obstruction is a medical emergency and can be caused by many serious conditions such as a foreign body occluding the airway, intrinsic swelling (as in anaphylaxis), or extrinsic compression. Thyromegaly has rarely been reported as a source of airway compromise. We present a patient whose thyromegaly is presumed to have been induced by lithium and was massive enough to cause severe airway compromise. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cc6fbb78181a4707b30c1167d2cddb6e2025-02-03T00:59:50ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/627415627415Lithium-Associated Thyromegaly: An Unusual Cause of Airway ObstructionAshish Verma0Siddharth Wartak1Mark Tidswell2Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA 01199, USABaystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA 01199, USABaystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA 01199, USAAcute upper airway obstruction is a medical emergency and can be caused by many serious conditions such as a foreign body occluding the airway, intrinsic swelling (as in anaphylaxis), or extrinsic compression. Thyromegaly has rarely been reported as a source of airway compromise. We present a patient whose thyromegaly is presumed to have been induced by lithium and was massive enough to cause severe airway compromise.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/627415 |
| spellingShingle | Ashish Verma Siddharth Wartak Mark Tidswell Lithium-Associated Thyromegaly: An Unusual Cause of Airway Obstruction Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Lithium-Associated Thyromegaly: An Unusual Cause of Airway Obstruction |
| title_full | Lithium-Associated Thyromegaly: An Unusual Cause of Airway Obstruction |
| title_fullStr | Lithium-Associated Thyromegaly: An Unusual Cause of Airway Obstruction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lithium-Associated Thyromegaly: An Unusual Cause of Airway Obstruction |
| title_short | Lithium-Associated Thyromegaly: An Unusual Cause of Airway Obstruction |
| title_sort | lithium associated thyromegaly an unusual cause of airway obstruction |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/627415 |
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