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Diagnosis and management of treatment-refractory hypothyroidism: an expert consensus report [PDF]
, 2017 There is a frequently encountered subset of hypothyroid patients who are refractory to standard thyroid hormone replacement treatment and require unexpectedly high doses of levothyroxine.
Benvenga, S +2 more
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Endocrine Connections, 2023 Context: In individuals with hypothyroidism and overweight, levothyroxine substitution therapy is often expected to cause weight loss due to its effect on resting energy expenditure.
Bjarke R Medici +10 more
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Levothyroxine Therapy in Gastric Malabsorptive Disorders
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 Oral levothyroxine sodium is absorbed in the small intestine, mainly in the jejunum and the ileum being lower the absorption rate at duodenal level. The time interval between the ingestion of oral thyroxine and its appearance in the plasma renders unlike
C. Virili +3 more
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Ankara Medical Journal, 2021 INTRODUCTION: We aimed to evaluate adherence and determine the factors that are related to adherence in patients on levothyroxine therapy. METHODS: Patients older than 18 years old and using levothyroxine for primary hypothyroidism were recruited ...
Ahmet Dirikoç +6 more
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Thyrotoxicosis after a massive levothyroxine ingestion: A case report
World Journal of Clinical Cases, 2022 BACKGROUND The literature on thyrotoxicosis caused by excessive ingestion of exogenous thyroid hormone is limited, and most cases reported have involved pediatric clinical studies. CASE SUMMARY A 21-year-old woman initially presented with palpitation and
Fang Du +4 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 Objective: To compare brain metabolism using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in total thyroidectomy patients during hypothyroidism (levothyroxine withdrawal) or under recombinant human thyroid ...
Sílvia D. Almeida +6 more
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The ages and TSH values of patients being prescribed levothyroxine
Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 Background: Levothyroxine is a commonly prescribed medication. Some data suggest that levothyroxine may be initiated for mild degrees of hypothyroidism and used without considering age-specific reference ranges or individual patient factors when ...
Jacqueline Jonklaas, Sameer DeSale
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A new mutation in the promoter region of the PAX8 gene causes true congenital hypothyroidism with thyroid hypoplasia in a girl with Down's syndrome [PDF]
, 2014 <b>Background:</b> Thyroid dysfunction is common in newborn infants with Down's syndrome (DS), but defects causing classic thyroid dysgenesis (TD) with permanent congenital hypothyroidism (CH) have not been described.<p></p> ...
Donaldson, Malcolm +6 more
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BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2021 Background Levothyroxine replacement therapy may decrease the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH). The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the risk of adverse ...
Magnus Bein +5 more
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Cureus, 2022 Background Bariatric surgeries are carried out to improve a patient's quality of life, and to reduce respiratory, cardiac, endocrine, and metabolic complications encountered by those with high body mass index (BMI).
Dickson Dewantoro +4 more
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