[PDF][PDF] Successful treatment for the Dunnigan‐type familial partial lipodystrophy with Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass

A Ciudin, JA Baena‐Fustegueras, JM Fort… - Clinical Endocrinology …, 2011 - academia.edu
A Ciudin, JA Baena‐Fustegueras, JM Fort, G Encabo, J Mesa, A Lecube
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Available from: Jordi Mesa Retrieved on: 14 January 2016 scintiscans to be very valuable to
distinguish LiAT patients with painless thyroiditis from those with Graves' disease or toxic
nodular goitre. Patients with painless thyroiditis are usually asymptomatic and require no
therapy but follow up is important as more than a half may subsequently develop
hypothyroidism. LiAT patients with Graves' disease or toxic nodular goitre are best initially
treated with carbimazole, and later many may require ablative therapy.
Available from: Jordi Mesa Retrieved on: 14 January 2016 scintiscans to be very valuable to distinguish LiAT patients with painless thyroiditis from those with Graves’ disease or toxic nodular goitre. Patients with painless thyroiditis are usually asymptomatic and require no therapy but follow up is important as more than a half may subsequently develop hypothyroidism. LiAT patients with Graves’ disease or toxic nodular goitre are best initially treated with carbimazole, and later many may require ablative therapy.
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