Complications

Complication
Timeframe
Likelihood
short term
low

Although rarely reported, the degree of thyroid hormone elevation can be extremely high, resulting in physiological decompensation or thyroid storm.[43][44][45]

long term
low

Up to 27% of patients will have permanent hypothyroidism and will require lifelong levothyroxine to normalise the TSH.[41]​

Primary hypothyroidism

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