Levothyroxine monotherapy cannot guarantee euthyroidism in all athyreotic patients.

CONTEXT: Levothyroxine monotherapy is the treatment of choice for hypothyroid patients because peripheral T4 to T3 conversion is believed to account for the overall tissue requirement for thyroid hormones. However, there are indirect evidences that this may not be the case in all patients. OBJECTIVE...

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Main Authors: Damiano Gullo, Adele Latina, Francesco Frasca, Rosario Le Moli, Gabriella Pellegriti, Riccardo Vigneri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3148220?pdf=render