Shi-En Fu, Xing-Huan Liang, Zhi-Ping Tang, Ya-Qi Kuang, Cheng-Cheng Qiu, Xiao-Fan Liu, Hai-Yan Yang, Zhen-Xing Huang, Ying-Fen Qin, Yan Ma, Zuo-Jie Luo
INTRODUCTION: Acute thyrotoxic myopathy (ATM) is a rare and potentially lethal complication of thyrotoxicosis. The typical clinical symptoms of ATM are characterized by bulbar paralysis. Reports of the successful treatment of ATM are sporadic due to its low incidence. However, no English literature has reported Chinese patients with ATM and neck pain. Here, we report for the first time a Chinese patient with ATM and neck pain who recovered through large doses of systemic glucocorticoids and one intrathyroidal steroid injection...
October 23, 2023: Neuro Endocrinology Letters