Endocrine Abstracts

A 49 yrs old lady was referred to us as her primary hypothyroidism deteriorated after exacerbation of her ulcerative colitis (UC). She also has coeliac disease. Although on levothyroxine (oral T4) 175 mcg, her thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) remained above 40 mU/L (0.35–5.00 mU/L), and free thyroxine (FT4) was <5.15 pmol/L (9.0–20.0 pmol/L). A step wise increase of oral T4 to 900 mcg proved no benefit. Changing oral T4 tablets to syrup and addition of low dose ...

Objective: To assess the effect of antithyroid drug pretreatment on radioiodine (I-131) treatment outcomes for benign thyroid disease.Method: Retrospective analysis of all patient records on the clinical database that underwent I-131 treatment for benign thyroid disease between 1989 and 2007.Results: About 544 patients were identified, 98 males (18%) and 446 females (82%). The mean age was 54 years (11-88). 464 patients (85.3%) we...