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ea0015p399 | Thyroid | SFEBES2008

Thyroxine replacement in patients on peritoneal dialysis

Rao-Balakrishna Prasanna , Negali Padmanna , Wu Frederick CW

A 44-year-old gentleman known to have adult polycystic kidney disease with chronic renal failure was found to be profoundly hypothyroid in predialysis assessments in the renal clinic. He was symptomatic feeling tired and generally unwell with multiple problems, which were initially all attributed to his renal failure. Investigations of his thyroid by ultrasound revealed two nodules in the left lobe and one nodule in the right lobe of the thyroid. FNAC failed to differentiate b...