Thyroid function tests in amyloid goitre.
We present two patients with amyloid goitre due to primary systemic amyloidosis which was confirmed at post-mortem. Both were clinically euthyroid but had hyperthyroxinaemia and other thyroid function tests suggestive of thyrotoxicosis.
Duhra
P
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West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth, UK.
Cassar
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J
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D006981:Hyperthyroxinemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests