ea0090oc2.2 | Oral Communications 2: Thyroid | ECE2023
Virili Camilla
, Capriello Silvia
, Stramazzo Ilaria
, Filardo Simone
, Pietro Marisa Di
, Sessa Rosa
, Centanni Marco
Despite an accurate management, in about 20% of hypothyroid patients showing an increased need for oral levothyroxine (LT4), the leading cause of treatment refractoriness remains unknown. Some studies hypothesized the relationship between gut microbiota composition and thyroid homeostasis, but the possible involvement of microflora in the efficacy of LT4 treatment has not been evaluated yet, and this represents the aim of our study. We examined the faecal microflora compositio...