Thyrotoxic Crisis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) in a Healthy Young Patient Secondary to Sepsis, Presenting With Hyperpyrexia

Karthick Raman; Lavanya V

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Thyrotoxic Crisis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) in a Healthy Young Patient Secondary to Sepsis, Presenting With Hyperpyrexia

Karthick Raman Lavanya V

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Karthick Raman, Lavanya V (2025). Thyrotoxic Crisis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) in a Healthy Young Patient Secondary to Sepsis, Presenting With Hyperpyrexia. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.84451

Thyrotoxic Crisis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) in a Healthy Young Patient Secondary to Sepsis, Presenting With Hyperpyrexia

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