Abstract | BACKGROUND: The effective treatment for patients with resistant hyperthyroidism is difficult. METHODS: In this case report with 4-year follow-up data, we present 2 unusual cases of hyperthyroidism that were unresponsive to almost all antithyroid treatments including total thyroidectomy, but both were controlled with octreotide. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Jian-Min Liu, Li-Qun Gu, Lin Zhao, Zheng-Yi Tang, Li-Hao Sun, Jie Hong, Wei-Qing Wang, Bang-Yao Luo, Yong-Ju Zhao, Man-Yin Xu, Xi Chen, Xu-Feng Jiang, Chen-Mo Zhu, Xiao-Long Jin, Hong-Zhuan Chen, Yu-Yan Tan, Guang Ning, Jia-Lun Chen |
Journal | Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
(Clin Chim Acta)
Vol. 412
Issue 11-12
Pg. 1155-60
(May 12 2011)
ISSN: 1873-3492 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 21376025
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Female
- Humans
- Hyperthyroidism
(complications, drug therapy, pathology, physiopathology)
- Munchausen Syndrome
(complications)
- Octreotide
(therapeutic use)
- Thyroidectomy
- Time Factors
- Treatment Failure
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