Use of lithium in the treatment of thyrotoxicosis

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 254-259

  Ng, Y W ^a   Tiu, S C ^a   Choi, K L ^a   Chan, F K W ^a   Choi, C H ^a   Kong, P S ^a   Ng, C M ^a   Shek, C C ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Graves' disease; Lithium; Thyrotoxicosis; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; LITHIUM; POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THIAMAZOLE; THIONAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LITHIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; RASH; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREMOR; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROXINE;

EID: 33747833427     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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