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Apathetic thyrotoxicosis in adolescence
Author(s) -
TEELUCKSINGH S.,
PENDEK R.,
PADFIELD P. L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1991.tb00393.x
Subject(s) - medicine , weight loss , presentation (obstetrics) , thyroid , thyroid function tests , thyroid function , signs and symptoms , pediatrics , medical history , clinical history , surgery , obesity
. We here describe a case of apathetic thyrotoxicosis in a 16‐year‐old female subject who presented with a range of non‐specific symptoms. Apart from a history of significant weight loss, there were no other signs or symptoms indicative of hyperthyroidism. The diagnosis was made incidentally upon thyroid function testing, and there was a prompt clinical response to anti‐thyroid therapy. The diagnostic pitfalls of this unusual presentation in the young are highlighted. A history of weight loss and a clinical index of suspicion will lead to the diagnosis, which is readily confirmed biochemically.