A Case of Refractory Hypothyroidism due to Poor Compliance Treated with the Weekly Intravenous and Oral Levothyroxine Administration

Refractory hypothyroidism is caused by decreased gut absorption, increased metabolism, and poor compliance. Previous studies suggested that the weekly oral, suppository, or intramuscular administration of levothyroxine (LT4) is an effective treatment for refractory hypothyroidism. However, limited i...

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Autores principales: Nakano, Yujiro, Hashimoto, Koshi, Ohkiba, Noriaki, Okuma, Hideyuki, Minami, Isao, Takahashi, Hiromitsu, Tanaka, Yuji, Yoshimoto, Takanobu, Yamada, Tetsuya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6379869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30867970
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5986014

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