ea0014p317 | (1) | ECE2007
Tomisti Luca
, DellUnto Enrica
, Cosci Chiara
, Sardella Chiara
, Bartalena Luigi
, Bogazzi Fausto
, Martino Enio
Amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) may develop in patients with either underlying thyroid disorders (type 1) or normal gland (type 2). The latter is considered a drug-induced destructive thyroditis, usually responding to glucocorticoids. Further treatments after restoring euthyroidism are often not necessary. The former is a true form of iodine-induced hyperthyroidism the management of which includes thionamides, potassium perchlorate and thyrodectomy. The prevalence of t...