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International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology
Published in: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Case report

Paradoxical euthyroid hormone profile in a case of Graves' disease with cardiac failure

Authors: Ganesh Jevalikar, Priyanka Gupta, Vijayalakshmi Bhatia, Aditya Kapoor, Sanjay Gambhir

Published in: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Cardiac failure is an uncommon complication of juvenile hyperthyroidism. We describe an adolescent boy with Graves' disease who developed manifestations of heart failure while on antithyroid medications. There was no evidence of any underlying cardiac disease. He had paradoxical euthyroid hormone profile which rose to hyperthyroid range when the manifestations of the cardiac failure subsided. The case highlights several unusual features of Graves' disease.
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Metadata
Title
Paradoxical euthyroid hormone profile in a case of Graves' disease with cardiac failure
Authors
Ganesh Jevalikar
Priyanka Gupta
Vijayalakshmi Bhatia
Aditya Kapoor
Sanjay Gambhir
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1687-9856
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1687-9856-2011-8

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