Devdhar Madhuri, Ousman Yasser H, Burman Kenneth D
Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street, NW, Room 2A-72, Washington, DC 20010-2975, USA.
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2007 Sep;36(3):595-615, v. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2007.04.008.
Hypothyroidism is one of the most common disorders encountered in an endocrine office practice. This article reviews the epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of hypothyroidism. We emphasize some of the more recent issues, such as combination thyroid hormone therapy, management of hypothyroidism during pregnancy, and the management of subclinical hypothyroidism.
甲状腺功能减退症是内分泌门诊最常见的疾病之一。本文综述了甲状腺功能减退症的流行病学、病因、临床表现、诊断及治疗。我们着重介绍了一些较新的问题,如联合甲状腺激素治疗、妊娠期甲状腺功能减退症的管理以及亚临床甲状腺功能减退症的管理。