Lithium Therapy and Thyroid Function Tests

1984 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Smigan ◽  
A. Wahlin ◽  
L. Jacobsson ◽  
L. von Knorring
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Lithium Therapy ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Function Tests

EFFECT OF INCREASED IODIDE INTAKE ON THYROID FUNCTION IN SUBJECTS ON CHRONIC LITHIUM THERAPY

1977 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. W. Spaulding ◽  
G. N. Burrow ◽  
J. N. Ramey ◽  
R. K. Donabedian
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Potassium Iodide ◽  
Lithium Therapy ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Fourth Patient ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Serum Tsh

ABSTRACT Thyroid function tests were obtained in 10 patients on chronic lithium therapy before and after the administration of potassium iodide 250 mg q. i. d. Mean serum TSH rose by 8.9 μU/ml and mean serum T3 rose from 70 to 101 ng/dl. Two patients became hypothyroid; a third showed a rise in TSH without any change in T3 or T4. A fourth patient developed hyperthyroidism probably secondary to the Jod-Basedow phenomenon. Pharmacologic doses of iodine should be administered with caution to patients on chronic lithium therapy.

Hair Loss in the Course of Lithium Treatment: A Report of Two Cases*

1983 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramzy Yassa ◽  
Jambur Ananth
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Side Effect ◽  
Lithium Treatment ◽  
Lithium Therapy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Underlying Factor ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Benign Thyroid

Two cases of hair loss attributed to lithium therapy are presented. In one case, lithium did not have to be discontinued, and in the other, hair loss led to noncompliance. This side effect is usually benign. Thyroid function tests should always be performed to exclude hypothyroidism as the underlying factor for this symptom.

Hypothyroidism in patients treated with lithium: a review and two case reports

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Crowe ◽  
G. G. Lloyd ◽  
S. Bloch ◽  
R. M. Rosser
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Lithium Treatment ◽  
Lithium Therapy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Different Types

SYNOPSISTwo different types of hypothyroidism can occur during lithium administration, one with evidence of underlying thyroiditis, the other without. Two cases are reported, one of type 1, the other of type 2, and 17 other cases of lithium-induced hypothyroidism in the literature are reviewed. The literature on the occurrence of goitre during lithium treatment, and that on the alteration of thyroid function tests are also reviewed. Possible mechanisms for the disturbance of thyroid function are discussed and recommendations for managing this complication of lithium therapy are made.

In a bind: abnormal thyroid function tests

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catriona Hilton ◽  
Farhan Ahmed ◽  
Asif Ali
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Function Tests
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