ea0003p291 | Thyroid | BES2002
Ghosh S
, Bangar V
Hypothyroidism is common with lithium therapy. Thyrotoxicosis is rare. Of 81 cases of thyrotoxicosis related to lithium therapy reported 22 were silent thyroiditis , 39 Graves' disease and 11 autonomous nodule.We report a 56 year old male who had been on lithium for the last four years for bipolar illness, was referred to us when he was found to be biochemically thyrotoxic on routine testing. The TSH was less than 0.01, FT37.3, FT4 154. On his visit to ...