Endocrine Abstracts

Pituitary resistance to thyroid hormone is a very rare cause of hyperthyroidism. It is characterized by normal, or elevated TSH concentration with high concentration of thyroxine and triiodothyronine.Here, we present a case of a 24-year-old woman who suffered from mild thyrotoxicosis and diffuse goiter for ten years. For several years she was under treatment with methimazole, but without any significant improvement, apart from the enlargement of the thyr...