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Levothyroxine-induced liver injury followed by complete recovery upon cessation of the drug: a case report
BACKGROUND: Levothyroxine is a synthetic thyroxine and is the treatment of choice for hypothyroidism. It is a prohormone with minimal intrinsic activity. The drug is de-iodinated in peripheral tissue to form triiodothyronine, which is the active thyroid hormone. On initiation of treatment, levothyro...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6798352/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31623668 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2244-z |