Pure T3 thyrotoxicosis from a Struma Ovarii characterised by a paradoxical rise in thyroxine on treatment
A 33-year-old female presented with a right 11.6 cm ovarian cyst. Routine pre-operative thyroid function tests showed thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) of less than 0.02 mU/L (0.3–3.05) and a free thyroxine (FT4) of 5.5 pmol/L (10–28.2) suggesting either assay interference, triiodothyronine (T3) ing...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bioscientifica
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports |
| Online Access: | https://edm.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/edm/2020/1/EDM19-0097.xml |