Delayed Diagnosis of Severe Hypoglycemia Accompanied with Hyperthyroidism
BAI Yang
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical features, pathogenesis, misdiagnosis reasons and preventions of hy-poglycemia accompanied with hyperthyroidism. Methods Clinical data of a case of hypoglycemia accompanied with hyperthy-roidism in our hospital was retrospectively analyzed. Results The patient was admitted for hyperhidrosis, fatigue and afraid of the heat for 18 years, became worse and accompanied with palpitation and chest congestion over 1 month. He suffered from hyperthyroidism for 18 years. After our hospital received the patient, he was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and hyperthyroid cardiopathy according to related examinations. Then he was given appropriate treatment. The next day, the patient suddenly lost his consciousness and convulsions appeared. He was diagnosed with severe hypoglycemia by asking history and examining the blood glucose. After treated with high glucose, the symptoms were finally relieved. Conclusion Hypoglycemia accompa-nied with hyperthyroidism is rare in clinic and may be misdiagnosed easily. Clinicians should raise awareness of preventions of this disease, and improve glucose monitoring to reduce the rates of misdiagnosis and mortality.
Keywords：HyperthyroidismHypoglycemiaDiagnostic errors
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 29-31 )