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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-13
pubmed:abstractText
The consequences of aging function are appreciated in various ways. In fact most of the thyroid hormone abnormalities described in the elderly are secondary to associated disease or treatments. Health and nutritional status seem to be more determinant than age. However, there is an increased prevalence of dysthyroidism in the elderly. Symptoms may be misleading and induce severe general repercussions. Mild or occult forms of dysthyroidism characterized by abnormal TSH levels with normal free thyroid hormone levels are not uncommon. Their clinical significance and their prognosis without treatment are still unresolved. The frequency of dystrhyroidism during old age and the possibility of a specific treatment may be in favour of a screening by a systematic TSH determination in elderly patients.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0248-8663
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
653-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
[Thyroid function and dysfunction in the elderly].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de médecine interne, hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourgh, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review