Junting Liu1, Yufei Dai1, Dima Diab1,2

  • 1Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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まとめ

リチウム関連甲状腺機能亢進症は患者にカタトニアを引き起こす可能性がある。この症例報告で示されたように、リチウムの中止と高カルシウム血症の管理は回復に不可欠である。

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