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ArticleClinical diabetes and endocrinology2015

Clinical case seminar: unraveling the mystery of abnormal thyroid function tests.

Ariel Barkan, Ronald J Koenig

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Article in Clinical diabetes and endocrinology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ariel BarkanDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA.
Ronald J KoenigDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 53 year old woman was referred to us because of large goiter, enlarged pituitary and grossly elevated TSH and free T4. The differential diagnosis included a TSH producing adenoma vs. artifactual laboratory tests. A careful step-by step analysis of different possibilities allowed correct diagnosis and treatment.

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PMID28702232
PMCPMC5471849

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