ea0010p97 | Thyroid | SFE2005
Chammas N
, Frank J
, Meeran K
A 76 year old female presented in 2000 with thyrotoxicosis secondary to Graves disease. She was treated successfully with propylthiouracil (PTU) for 2 years then opted for and received a standard therapeutic dose of radioactive iodine (131I) in September 2003. Her thyroid function tests (TFTs) normalised in the first 6 months after treatment (FT4 <14 pmol/l) and she was started on replacement thyroxine 50 mcg od for 8 weeks. She presented in March 2004 wit...