ea0034p428 | Thyroid | SFEBES2014
Chowdhury Alex
, Khanom Aziza
, Agustsson Tomas
, Sandhu Sunita
, Sankaralingam Arun
, Breen Louise
, Powrie Jake
, Thomas Stephen
, McGowan Barbara
Background: It is recognised that there is cross-talk between the thyroid and hypothalamo-pituitaryadrenal (HPA) axes. The few available studies suggest that cortisol levels may be low and cortisol metabolism altered in some patients with thyrotoxicosis.Aim: To compare HPA axis variables in the thyrotoxic state (TT) and euthyroid state (EU).Materials and methods: Short synacthen testing (250 μg tetracosactide...