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ea0020p273 | Clinical case reports and clinical reports | ECE2009

Transient ischemic attack after oral L-thyroxine loading test: a case report

Gul Ozen Oz , Kiyici Sinem , Unal Oguz Kaan , Cander Soner , Nizamoglu Ali , Erturk Erdinc , Imamoglu Sazi

Many causes of levothyroxine malabsorption have been described in the literature such as celiac disease, giardiasis, severe liver cirrhosis and drug interactions. A 27-year-old woman admitted to our institution with overt hypothyroidism symptoms. She had total thyroidectomy for thyroid papiller carcinoma and was using 400 μg/day levothyroxine (LT4). Her serum free thyroxine (fT4), free triiodothyronine (fT3) and thyrotropin stimulating hor...