Thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction can rarely cause spontaneous thyroid hemorrhage leading to tracheal compression.
Thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction is associated with hemorrhagic complications. We present a case of spontaneous thyroid hemorrhage after thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction, resulting in tracheal compression. To our knowledge, this has not been previously described.
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