REFRACTORY HYPOTHYROIDISM TO LEVOTHYROXINE TREATMENT: FIVE CASES OF PSEUDOMALABSORPTION

ELBASAN O., YAVUZ D.

ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.339-345, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4183/aeb.2020.339
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.339-345
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: levothyroxine, pseudomalabsorption, refractory hypothyroidism, FACTITIOUS DISORDER, MALABSORPTION, ABSORPTION, GUIDELINES, DIAGNOSIS, PATIENT
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Context. A persistently elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is a common clinical problem in primary hypothyroidism patients treated with levothyroxine (LT4). "Pseudomalabsorption", which is characterized by poor adherence,should be considered in cases of refractory hypothyroidism after excluding other causes, such as malabsorption.