Open AccessMacro-TSH: A Diagnostic Challenge
Author(s) -
Camilla Bøgelund Larsen,
Eva Rabing Brix Petersen,
Martin Overgaard,
Steen Joop Bonnema
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european thyroid journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.23
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2235-0802
pISSN - 2235-0640
DOI - 10.1159/000509184
Subject(s) - medicine , euthyroid , endocrinology , immunoassay , serial dilution , antibody , anti thyroid autoantibodies , levothyroxine , thyroid , autoantibody , hormone , thyroid stimulating hormone , thyroglobulin , immunology , pathology , alternative medicine
Analytical problems should be considered in case of a discrepancy between the results of biochemical tests and the clinical findings. Macro-hormones often artefactually elevate biochemical tests.