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Fifteen-year follow-up of thyroid function in lithium patients

Bocchetta, A., Cocco, F., Velluzzi, F., Del Zompo, M., Mariotti, S., Loviselli, A.·2007·Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

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Objective To study prospectively the course of clinically relevant thyroid dysfunction in a cohort of patients on long-term lithium treatment.Method Patients (no.=150) who had undergone a cross-sectional evaluation of their thyroid function in 1989, when they were at different stages of lithium treatment, were followed up for thyroid circulating thyroid antibodies, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and thyroidectomy, during a further period of lithium exposure of up to 15 yr.Results Annual rates of newly developed circulating thyroid antibodies and hypothyroidism were 1.7 and 1.5%, respectively. Subjects with thyroid antibodies had a higher chance of requiring substitution treatment with levothyroxine for hypothyroidism compared with subjects with no evidence of thyroid antibodies (6.4% annual rate compared to 0.8%; relative risk: 8.4; 95% confidence interval: 2.9-24.0). One case of hyperthyroidism was observed over 976 patient-yr. Three patients underwent thyroidectomy during followup (two for multinodular goiter and one for multicentric papillary carcinoma).Conclusions Lithium may be associated with hypothyroidism in particular in the presence of circulating thyroid antibodies. Incidence of thyroid antibodies is comparable with that reported for the general population. Hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer are rare.

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  • Overt or subclinical hypothyroidism develops in up to 15% or 34% of lithium-treated patients, with an annual rate of developing primary hypothyroidism of 1.5% (6.4% in thyroid antibody-positive and 0.8% in thyroid antibody-negative individuals).

    “OH or SCH develop in up to 15 or 34% of lithum-treated patients (20), the annual rate of developing PH being 1.5%, (6.4% in thyroid antibody-positive and 0.8% in thyroid antibody-negative individuals) (70).”

    From L-T4 therapy in the presence of pharmacological interferents (2020) · cites this paper as [70]

  • Two published series have identified the development of thyrotoxicosis in 0.6% and 3.0% of patients taking lithium, respectively.

    “Two published series have identified the development of thyrotoxicosis in 0.6% and 3.0% of patients, respectively (653,654).”

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Authors
Bocchetta, A., Cocco, F., Velluzzi, F., Del Zompo, M., Mariotti, S., & Loviselli, A.
Affiliations
University of Cagliari (IT)
Corresponding author
Bocchetta, A.
Venue
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Published
2007-05
Volume
30
Issue
5
Pages
363-366
ISSN
  • 0391-4097 (ISSN-L)
  • 1720-8386
OpenAlex
W1997904823
Cited by
76
References
21
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FWCI
2.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Keywords
lithium, thyroid dysfunction, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid autoantibodies, thyroidectomy, multinodular goiter, levothyroxine, long-term lithium therapy, drug-induced thyroid dysfunction
MeSH terms
Aged, Autoantibodies, Carcinoma, Papillary, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Thyroid Gland, Thyroid Neoplasms, Thyroidectomy, Thyroxine, Incidence, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Lithium Carbonate, Antimanic Agents, Immunoglobulins, Thyroid-Stimulating

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