Increased sensitivity to thyroid hormone replacement therapy followed by hyponatremia and eosinophilia in a patient with long-standing young-onset primary hypothyroidism

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 476-480

  Fujikawa, M ^a   Okamura, K ^a   Sato, K ^a   Mizokami, T ^a   Shiratsuchi, M ^a   Fujishima, Megumi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hyponatremia; Hypothyroidism; Increased sensitivity; Relative hypoadrenocorticism; Replacement; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROID; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ARGIPRESSIN; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART PALPITATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LONG TERM CARE; NAUSEA; ONSET AGE; SWEATING; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0032840012     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343593     Document Type: Article

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