Ronnov-Jessen V, Kirkegaard C
Br Med J. 1973 Jan 6;1(5844):41-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5844.41.
In a three-year project in which thyroid studies were undertaken for broad indications 49 cases of thyrotoxicosis were diagnosed; 28 of these patients were 60 years of age or older. Sixteen of these older patients had different forms of atypical thyrotoxicosis, and most were completely without the usual symptoms of the condition. It is concluded that thyrotoxicosis is more frequent in persons over 60 than in younger persons. Many older patients have various forms of masked thyrotoxicosis, and in many cases the correct diagnosis can be made only by undertaking thyroid studies on very wide indications.
在一项为期三年、针对广泛适应症开展甲状腺研究的项目中，诊断出49例甲状腺毒症患者；其中28例患者年龄在60岁及以上。这些老年患者中有16例患有不同形式的非典型甲状腺毒症，且大多数完全没有该病症的常见症状。得出的结论是，60岁以上人群中甲状腺毒症比年轻人中更为常见。许多老年患者患有各种形式的隐匿性甲状腺毒症，而且在很多情况下，只有通过针对非常广泛的适应症进行甲状腺研究才能做出正确诊断。
