Unexpected conversion from hypothyroidism to an euthyroid state due to Graves' disease in a patient with an ectopic thyroid.
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SUBMITTER: Szczepanek-Parulska E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4102823 | biostudies-other | 2014 Aug
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Unexpected conversion from hypothyroidism to an euthyroid state due to Graves' disease in a patient with an ectopic thyroid.
Szczepanek-Parulska Ewelina E Ruchala Marek M Hernik Aleksandra A
Endocrine 20131127 3
A 15-year-old woman was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and unilateral ectopic thyroid. Levothyroxine treatment was introduced; however, the patient was non-compliant and took the medication irregularly. When she presented to an endocrinologist at the age of 30, she had not been using levothyroxine for at least 6 months. Surprisingly, she was clinically and biochemically euthyroid. Due to decreased echogenicity on ultrasound examination, enhanced vascularization on Color Doppler examination and in ...[more]
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