J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.
1998 Sep;37(5):999-1003.
A Case Showing Hyperthyroidism during Long-Term Lithium Carbonate Therapy
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- 1St. Andrew's Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Korea.
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- The authors report one-case of hyperthyroidism that occurred in a 56-year-old woman with bipolar disorder after 3 years of chronic lithium treatment. The high level in thyroid fuction test returned to normal after discontinuation of lithium. This case is shows that lithium-induced hyperthyroidism can be reversible.
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