Thyrotoxicosis followed by hypothyroidism in a patient on lithium

While hypothyroidism is common in lithium-treated patients, thyrotoxicosis is rarely reported. We present a female patient on lithium for maintenance therapy of bipolar affective disorder, who developed thyrotoxicosis for few months which was followed by hypothyroidism which continued. There was no...

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Main Authors: Nilamadhab Kar, Surabhi R. Hullumane, Carol Williams
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-09-01
Series:Mental Illness
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/5415
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description While hypothyroidism is common in lithium-treated patients, thyrotoxicosis is rarely reported. We present a female patient on lithium for maintenance therapy of bipolar affective disorder, who developed thyrotoxicosis for few months which was followed by hypothyroidism which continued. There was no further thyrotoxicosis episode during a five year follow up period. While she was treated for thyroid dysfunction, lithium was continued. There was no clinical impact on the maintenance of the bipolar affective disorder during the follow up period; she was maintained well in the community.
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spelling doaj-art-953cb6663f2d4349b69a25182db9e1532025-08-20T03:18:56ZengWileyMental Illness2036-74572036-74652014-09-016210.4081/mi.2014.54152901Thyrotoxicosis followed by hypothyroidism in a patient on lithiumNilamadhab Kar0Surabhi R. Hullumane1Carol Williams2Department of Psychiatry, Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, WolverhamptonDepartment of Psychiatry, Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, WolverhamptonDepartment of Psychiatry, Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, WolverhamptonWhile hypothyroidism is common in lithium-treated patients, thyrotoxicosis is rarely reported. We present a female patient on lithium for maintenance therapy of bipolar affective disorder, who developed thyrotoxicosis for few months which was followed by hypothyroidism which continued. There was no further thyrotoxicosis episode during a five year follow up period. While she was treated for thyroid dysfunction, lithium was continued. There was no clinical impact on the maintenance of the bipolar affective disorder during the follow up period; she was maintained well in the community.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/5415lithium, thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, bipolar disorder, maintenance
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Carol Williams
Thyrotoxicosis followed by hypothyroidism in a patient on lithium
Mental Illness
lithium, thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, bipolar disorder, maintenance
title Thyrotoxicosis followed by hypothyroidism in a patient on lithium
title_full Thyrotoxicosis followed by hypothyroidism in a patient on lithium
title_fullStr Thyrotoxicosis followed by hypothyroidism in a patient on lithium
title_full_unstemmed Thyrotoxicosis followed by hypothyroidism in a patient on lithium
title_short Thyrotoxicosis followed by hypothyroidism in a patient on lithium
title_sort thyrotoxicosis followed by hypothyroidism in a patient on lithium
topic lithium, thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, bipolar disorder, maintenance
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