Korean Journal of Legal Medicine  2013;37(3):167-170

doi:10.7580/kjlm.2013.37.3.167

Sudden Death associated with Thyrotoxicosis: Report of Three Autopsy Cases.

Ju Yeon KIM ; Min Jung KIM ; Sohyung PARK ; Hongil HA

Keywords

Thyrotoxicosis; Sudden death; Thyroid crisis; Autopsy

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Thyrotoxicosis (thyroid crisis) is a known cause of sudden death; however, only a few cases of death resulting from thyrotoxicosis have been reported. Histopathologic examination and postmortem thyroid function tests may be helpful in postmortem diagnosis, but their usefulness seems to be limited. We report three autopsy cases associated with thyrotoxicosis.