[4] Case reports of recurrent thyroid dysfunction attributed to amiodarone support the caution advised by all the respondents. [35,36] Indeed, others have elected thyroid ablation when faced with ...
C-reactive protein (CRP) levels have not been routinely used to diagnose thyroid disease, although many ... especially between type II inflammatory amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) and ...
The incidence of type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis ... to achieve euthyroidism varying depending on thyroid volume and severity of the disease, as determined by the elevation of thyroid ...
thyroid, and gastrointestinal toxicity, life-disturbing photo-sensitivity, and even bluish discoloration of the skin. Thus, the amiodarone Nirvana became a Dickens “A Tale of Two Drugs”—the ...
Am J Med 1991; 91: 507–11. MEDLINE 3. Martino E, Bartalena L, Bogazzi F, Braverman LE: The effect of amiodarone on the thyroid. Endocrine Rev 2001; 22: 240–54. MEDLINE 4. Basaria S ...
When should Amiodarone not be taken ... Caution when used in patients undergoes surgery, hepatic impairment, thyroid disease, elderly, breast feeding. Heart- Abnormal heart rhythm, heart failure ...