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|Articles|December 31, 2006
Enlarged Thyroid? Proceed With Caution
When you examine patients withGraves disease, be careful when youpalpate the enlarged thyroid gland.
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When you examine patients withGraves disease, be careful when youpalpate the enlarged thyroid gland.Rough handling of the gland can producean iatrogenic thyroid storm.1-- Mohammed M. Basha, MD
Gainesville, Fla
References:
REFERENCE:1.
Yoshida D. Thyroid storm precipitated by trauma.
J Emerg Med.
1996;14:697-701.
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