Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Oral levothyroxine (LT4) is the standard treatment for hypothyroidism and serum TSH represents the best marker for assessing the proper LT4 dose. The absorption and bioequivalence of different commercial LT4 preparations might be variable. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of levothyroxine oral solution vs tablets.Methods: Fifty-eight patients (six males, 52 females; average age, 46.9±12....

Introduction: Consumptive hypothyroidism is a rare condition characterized by the aberrant expression and increased activity of thyroid hormone deiodinase type 3 (DIO3) in neoplastic tissue. This leads to an augmented conversion of thyroxine (T4) to the inactive reverse triiodothyronine (rT3). So far, most cases of consumptive hypothyroidism have been described in infants with hemangiomas.Case presentation: We report the case of a 64-year-old woman with ...