ea0035p1034 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2014
Oosthuizen Helena
, Smuts Phillip
, Onia Rudy
, Kock Elsabe J E de
, Jurgens Jaco C J
, Schoeman Hermanus S
Background: Currently little data regarding hypothyroidism in South Africa exists, but it can be seen from international literature that a significant amount of patients, fail to reach target TSH levels.Objectives: This observational study aimed to measure the efficacy of individually titrated doses of levothyroxine to achieve a euthyroid state.Methods: Patients with hypothyroidism, treatment naïve and insufficiently controlle...