Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Highly sensitive TSH assay is required for thyroid exploration and free thyroxine (T4) concentrations should be measured in some cases of thyroid dysfunction.Objective: To study the analytical performances and reference ranges of new ultrasensitive TSH (TSH3-UL) and new free T4 (FT4) assays performed on the ADVIA Centaur® Immunoassay Systems (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics).<p class="abst...

Besides total body irradiation and immunosuppressive drugs, massive iodine supply and stress might participate in thyroid dysfunction, described in 50% of allo-HSCT. We report on a rare case of hypothyroidism related to blocking TRAb. A 55-year-old man was admitted for asthenia, dyspnea, myalgia, 8 kg-weight gain, constipation, dry skin, hoarse voice, recent deafness. He had moon face without any goiter. He had received, 1 year before, an unrelated 9/10 human leukocyte antigen...