Factitious hyperthyroidism

Last revised by Andrew Murphy ◉ on 19 Feb 2018

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Murphy A, Knipe H, et al. Factitious hyperthyroidism. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-30313

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-30313

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/30313?iframe=true

rID:

30313

Article created:

1 Aug 2014, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

19 Feb 2018, Andrew Murphy ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Andrew Murphy had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

Thyrotoxicosis factitia
Factitious hyper-thyroidism

Factitious hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis factitia refers to precipitation of thyrotoxicosis due to exogenous ingestion of thyroid hormone (e.g. levothyroxine). It has been rarely associated with myocardial ischemia ².

Radiographic features

Ultrasound

The hypervascularity which is seen with other hyperthyroid conditions such as Graves disease are typically absent ¹.

References

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