PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Calabrese, Joseph R.
AU  - Gulledge, A. Dale
TI  - Thyroid dysfunction and lithium
DP  - 1983 Mar 20
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 32--33
VI  - 50
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/50/1/32.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/50/1/32.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1983 Mar 20; 50
AB  - A patient with prelithium TSH and microsomal antibody abnormalities showed diminished thyroid function during lithium treatment but subsequently responded to thyroid supplements while still receiving lithium. This case demonstrates the necessity of routine screening for thyroid microsomal antibody titres before and during lithium treatment. In addition, it suggests that manic depressives with laboratory evidence of hypothyroidism prior to lithium treatment can be safely treated with lithium and thyroid supplements.