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Endocrine causes of dangerous fever
Andrea G Tenner1, Karin M Halvorson
1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
|November 2, 2013
Abstract:
This article provides an overview of the pathogenesis and signs and symptoms of dangerous endocrine causes of hyperthermia. Treatment strategies based on specific causes are discussed.
Keywords:
Adrenal insufficiencyEndocrineFeverHyperthermiaHyperthyroidismPheochromocytomaThyroid stormThyroiditisMore Related Videos
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