A Yet Unrecognized Cause of Unusually High Levothyroxine Replacement Dose: Protein-Losing Enteropathy

Background/Objective: Large amount of protein wasting such as in nephrotic syndrome is a rare cause of high levothyroxine (LT4) replacement dose requirement. A case has been reported here that demonstrates that protein-losing enteropathy is a novel and yet unrecognized cause of high LT4 replacement...

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Main Author: Run Yu, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060523000895