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Abstract
Lithium salts are widely recognized to cause biochemical hypothyroidism and have been used to treat thyrotoxicosis. We present a case of Graves' disease which developed during lithium therapy. The patient was asymptomatic until the lithium was discontinued; she subsequently developed florid symptoms of thyrotoxicosis.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3086856 PMCID: PMC2418673 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.62.726.295
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN: 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401