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Addison's disease and corticosteroid-reversible hypothyroidism.

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  • 1Istituto di Patologia Medica, Università di Brescia, Italy.

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|October 1, 1987
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Cortisol replacement therapy improved subclinical hypothyroidism in a patient with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type II. This suggests a potential cortisone-induced remission of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, impacting thyroid function and antibody levels.

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Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Immunology
  • Internal Medicine

Background:

  • Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type II (APS-II) involves adrenal insufficiency and autoimmune thyroid disease.
  • Subclinical hypothyroidism is characterized by elevated thyrotropin (TSH) with normal thyroid hormone levels.
  • Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a common cause of hypothyroidism and a component of APS-II.