Asymptomatic Graves' disease during lithium therapy.
Lithium salts are widely recognized to cause biochemical hypothyroidism and have been used to treat thyrotoxicosis. We present a case of Graves' disease which developed during lithium therapy. The patient was asymptomatic until the lithium was discontinued; she subsequently developed florid symptoms of thyrotoxicosis.
D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008875:Middle Aged
D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium