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    Background:

    • Chronic hemodialysis patients often develop goiter and thyroid dysfunction.
    • Thyroid hormone levels are frequently abnormal in patients with chronic renal failure.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate thyroid function and hormone levels in patients with chronic renal failure, both on and off dialysis.
    • To explore potential intrathyroidal and hypophyseal defects contributing to uremic thyroid dysfunction.

    Main Methods:

    • Measured serum thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), thyrotrophin (TSH), and thyrotrophin-releasing hormone (TRH) levels.
    • Assessed TSH response to exogenous thyrotrophin and TSH response to TRH in patients with varying degrees of renal failure.

    Main Results:

    • Patients on dialysis showed lower mean serum T4 and T3 levels.
    • Patients with chronic renal failure not on dialysis had normal T4 but low T3 levels; both hormones decreased with worsening renal failure.
    • Both groups exhibited blunted T4 response to TSH and diminished TSH response to TRH.
    • Elevated serum iodide levels were observed but did not correlate with renal failure severity.

    Conclusions:

    • Uremic patients exhibit intrathyroidal and hypophyseal defects affecting thyroid hormone regulation.
    • Iodide excess is unlikely to be the primary cause of thyroid abnormalities in uremia.
    • Renal failure significantly impacts thyroid hormone metabolism and pituitary responsiveness.