Serum thyrotropin and thyroxine concentrations in patients recieving lithium carbonate.
Serum thyrotropin and thyroxine concentrations in patients recieving lithium carbonate.
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接受碳酸锂的患者的血清促甲状腺素和甲状腺素浓度。
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发表时间:
1973
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
R. Utiger
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作者:
Charles H. Emerson;William L. Dyson;R. Utiger
To determine the incidence of thyroid dysfunction in patients receiving therapy with lithium carbonate, serial determinations of serum thyrotropin (TSH) and thyroxine (T4) concentrations were made in 255 patients receiving lithium. The patients were followed for an average of 8 months and the longest period of lithium treatment was 65 months. The mean peak TSH level in the lithium treated patients was 3 times higher than in the control groups; elevated (>8 μU/ml) TSH levels occurred in 29.8% of the patients (76) at some time during treatment. At the time of final testing, 14.1% (36) of the patients had elevated serum TSH levels. The mean peak and final thyroxine concentrations in the lithium treated patients were only slightly lower than those in the control groups. In 15 patients whose final serum TSH levels were over 20 μU/ml, the mean thyroxine concentration was 2.9 μg/100 ml. A significantly higher incidence of positive anti-thyroglobulin antibody tests was found in these patients. Most were considere...