Lithium-induced hyperthyroidism in a patient with bipolar type 1 affective disorder: A rare occurrence

A 46-year-old female, previously diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder on lithium therapy, presented to us with manic symptoms. The blood investigations revealed elevated thyroxine and reduced thyroid-stimulating hormone with technetium thyroid scintigraphy indicating lithium-induced thyroiditis...

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Published in:	Apollo Medicine
Main Authors:	Ujjwala Singh, Manish S Nayak, Shreya Singh, Sameer Kumar Praharaj
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2021-01-01
Subjects:	bipolar affective disorder lithium induced thyroiditis
Online Access:	http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2021;volume=18;issue=1;spage=44;epage=46;aulast=Singh

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