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“Silent” Thyroiditis with Symptomatic Hyperthyroidism in an Elderly Patient
Author(s) -
GORDON MICHAEL
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1978.tb03688.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroiditis , thyroid , hormone , pediatrics , gastroenterology , endocrinology
A 93‐year‐old woman who presented with cardiac and gastrointestinal symptoms was found to have transient hyperthyroidism due to “silent” thyroiditis. The diagnosis was supported by the appropriate correlation between serum thyroid hormone levels and the thyroidal 1–131 uptake and scan.