Thyrotoxic crisis induced by cytotoxic chemotherapy.

Thyroid storm is a rare and life-threatening medical emergency. We report a young lady with Graves' disease and acute myeloid leukaemia who developed thyrotoxic crisis following an induction course of chemotherapy given for the treatment of acute leukaemia. After successful management of her leukaemia and thyroid disease, she received an autologous bone marrow transplantation.