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Thyrotoxicosis after complete or partial lithium withdrawal in two patients with bipolar affective disorder
Author(s) -
Carmaciu CD,
Anderson CS,
Lawton CA
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
bipolar disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.285
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1399-5618
pISSN - 1398-5647
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-5618.2003.00052.x
Subject(s) - lithium (medication) , bipolar disorder , lithium therapy , medicine , psychology , pediatrics , psychiatry
Objectives: To highlight and discuss thyrotoxicosis after lithium withdrawal as a potential complication of lithium therapy for bipolar disorder. Case Reports: Both patients presented developed thyrotoxicosis, the first patient after stopping the lithium completely, and the second patient after a reduction in the lithium dose. Conclusions: Clinicians should be alert to the possibility of thyrotoxicosis emerging when lithium is being completely or partially withdrawn. Such withdrawal could unmask a latent hyperthyroidism.