PubMed · 6929968
Subclinical hypothyroidism.
Abstract
Clinical and biochemical indices of thyroid function were compared in 18 euthyroid control subjects and 54 patients at risk of developing hypothyroidism, and the assessment repeated after a four-week trial of oral triiodothyronine (T3) 40 microgram daily. Patients with minor elevation of the pre-treatment serum TSH concentration (5-15 microU/ml) showed significant reduction in the free thyroxine index (FTI), prolongation of the basal ankle reflex half-relasation time (ART), and shortening of the ART after oral T3 treatment, when compared either to control subjects or to patients with a normal TSH level. It is concluded that patients with minimal TSH elevation have minor but parallel abnormalities of both thyroid hormone concentration and action.
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M S Croxson, H K Ibbertson. 1980-02-13. Subclinical hypothyroidism.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6929968/
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