Clinicial analysis of 69 patients with acute hyperthyroid myopathy and its treatment
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2012.11.008
- VernacularTitle:69例急性甲亢肌病临床特征分析及处理
- Author:
Haiyang ZHOU
;
Xinhuan LIANG
;
Shaozhen QIN
;
Yingfen QIN
;
Jie ZHANG
;
Jia ZHOU
;
Zuojie LUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acute hyperthyroid myopathy;
Bulbar paralysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2012;(11):896-898
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Sixty-nine cases of acute hyperthyroid myopathy admitted from 1990 to 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.Hoarseness was the most common symptom; 17.39% of the patients had difficulty in breathing; respiratory muscle paralysis and aspiration pneumonia were the main causes of death.Efficient treatment lasting for two weeks was carried out in 81.16% of the cases.Patients with severe bulbar palsy were often complicated with aspiration pneumonia and thus had high mortality rate.The main treatments in cluded anti-hyperthyroid drugs,corticosteroids,energy supports,and symptomatic management,which usually resulted in good clinical improvement.