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| Year : 2002 | Volume
: 56
| Issue : 2 | Page : 65-8 |
Plasmapheresis : an effective therapy for refractory hyperthyroidism in the elderly.
S Ozdemir, MA Buyukbese, P Kadioglu, T Soyasal, H Senturk, P Akin
Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa School, of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul-, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
S Ozdemir
Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa School, of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul-
Turkey
PMID: 12508615
Hyperthyroidism in the elderly often presents diagnostic challenges. Elderly patients rarely present with classical signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism. More commonly, their presentation is ayical which leads to a delay in making a diagnosis. Such delays can sometimes decrease the functional capacity of the affected patient and reduce their chance for recovery. Herein we report a 66-year-old woman whose diagnosis of hyperthyroidism was delayed. Standard therapies were ineffective. Plasmapheresis was performed to control the manifestations of the hyperthyroid state, resulting in improvement in the patient's condition.
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