title: Apathetic thyrotoxicosis in adolescence.
abstract: We here describe a case of apathetic thyrotoxicosis in a 16-year-old female subject who presented with a range of non-specific symptoms. Apart from a history of significant weight loss, there were no other signs or symptoms indicative of hyperthyroidism. The diagnosis was made incidentally upon thyroid function testing, and there was a prompt clinical response to anti-thyroid therapy. The diagnostic pitfalls of this unusual presentation in the young are highlighted. A history of weight loss and a clinical index of suspicion will lead to the diagnosis, which is readily confirmed biochemically.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teelucksingh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pendek
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Padfield
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015431:Weight Loss