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Thyroid storm in a dog secondary to thyroid carcinoma
Jennifer E Merkle1, Bonnie Boudreaux1, Ingeborg Langohr2
1Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Objective:
To describe the clinical presentation, clinical course, and management of a dog with thyroid storm (TS) secondary to a functional thyroid carcinoma.
Case Summary:
A 12-year-old neutered female Golden Retriever was evaluated for severe weight loss, hyperthermia, and tachycardia. The dog had a ventral neck mass and markedly increased thyroxine concentration. Cervical ultrasound showed a suspected left thyroid mass with invasion into the jugular vein. Despite aggressive therapy, the patient progressed to a clinical TS. Postmortem examination was supportive of the clinical diagnosis.
New Or Unique Information Provided:
To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of TS in a dog.
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