Autoimmune Thyroiditis Unveiled: A Case Report of Managing Virally Induced Symptoms in the Emergency Department

Thyroid storm is a complex medical diagnosis that, due to its lower incidence in general, can be challenging to assess if clinicians do not include it in their differential diagnosis. If diagnosed late, it can trigger life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia and multi-organ failure, leading to death. Here, we report the case of a 40-year-old female patient with an initial complaint of a sore throat. After being treated for a possible bacterial infection, it was then found that she had abnormal thyroid levels and a viral infection. This paper will describe the findings, medical decisions, prognosis, and different diagnoses considered when the patient was assessed in the emergency department and during her hospital stay.