RESISTANT HYPOTHYROIDISM DUE TO LIVER HEMANGIOMA
Discussion: Although mostly diagnosed in pediatric cases, a few cases of consumptive hypothyroidism associated with hepatic hemangioma has also been reported in adults. Excessive production of type 3 deiodinase enzyme, from hemangioma leads to conversion of T4 to reverse T3 and T3 to T2 which are in...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Endocrine practice 2017-04, Vol.23, p.296 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Discussion: Although mostly diagnosed in pediatric cases, a few cases of consumptive hypothyroidism associated with hepatic hemangioma has also been reported in adults. Excessive production of type 3 deiodinase enzyme, from hemangioma leads to conversion of T4 to reverse T3 and T3 to T2 which are inactive forms of thyroid... |
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ISSN: | 1530-891X 1934-2403 |