Hyperthyroidism in patients treated with lithium: report of nine cases.
Nine cases of hyperthyroidism which developed in patients on lithium therapy are presented and analyzed and the literature is briefly reviewed. The findings strongly suggest that lithium therapy does not cause hyperthyroidism.
Sirota
D K
DK
Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029.
Cobin
R H
RH
Futterweit
W
W
Segal
R L
RL
Jacobs
D R
DR
Merker
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000209:etiology*; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D008094:Lithium