October 2024 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society”
This case report describes a rare conversion from Hashimoto's thyroiditis to Graves' disease in a 23-year-old male, requiring a shift from levothyroxine to methimazole and eventually radioactive iodine therapy.
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October 2014 in “Journal of the American Geriatrics Society”
This report describes a case of a 75-year-old woman whose diagnosis of hypopituitarism led to significant weight gain and improved physical function with treatment, highlighting the potential for overcoming frailty when investigating underlying causes in elderly patients.
January 2013 in “Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences”
This case report emphasizes the importance of investigating physical symptoms in patients with depression, as persistent loss of libido in this patient led to the diagnosis of craniopharyngioma.
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