Thyrotoxicosis followed by hypothyroidism in a patient on lithium
While hypothyroidism is common in lithium-treated patients, thyrotoxicosis is rarely reported. We present a female patient on lithium for maintenance therapy of bipolar affective disorder, who developed thyrotoxicosis for few months which was followed by hypothyroidism which continued. There was no...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi - Emerald Publishing
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Mental Illness |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/5415 |