APATHETICAL RESPONSE TO HYPERTHYROIDISM; REPORT OF TWO CASES
Authors: L HARE, J O RITCHEY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Article1 April 1946APATHETICAL RESPONSE TO HYPERTHYROIDISM; REPORT OF TWO CASESLAURA HARE, M.D., JAMES O. RITCHEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.LAURA HARE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES O. RITCHEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-4-634 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe problem of differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the various manifestations of thyroid disease remains a puzzling one in spite of intensive study directed toward its solution. Enumeration of but a few of the many conditions which may be simulated follows. First, the classic Graves' disease must be distinguished from the ophthalmopathic type of Means.9In this latter condition an extreme degree of exophthalmos is the outstanding symptom, set in a background of relatively mild toxicity, and treatment in the form of thyroidectomy tends to increase rather than to correct the deformity. Second, an intrathoracic goiter may be confused...Bibliography1. AVERBUCK SH: Masked hyperthyroidism as a cause of heart disease, Ann. Int. Med., 1942, xvi, 1011-1018. LinkGoogle Scholar2. HAMILTON BE: Thyroidism complicated by heart failure, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1923, lxxx, 1771-1774. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. HERTZLER AE: Diseases of the thyroid gland, 1942, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc. (Harper & Bros.), New York, pp. 470-487. Google Scholar4. LAHEY FH: Apathetic thyroidism, Ann. Surg., 1931, xciii, 1026-1030. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. LAHEY FH: Activated and apathetic hyperthyroidism, South. Surg., 1932, i, 36-38. Google Scholar6. LAHEYHAMILTON FHBE: Thyrocardiacs; their diagnostic difficulties: their surgical treatment, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1924, xxxix, 10-14. Google Scholar7. LEVINESTURGIS SACC: Hyperthyroidism masked as heart disease, Boston Med. and Surg. Jr., 1924, cxc, 233-237. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. LIKOFFLEVINE WBSA: Thyrotoxicosis as the sole cause of heart failure, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1943, ccvi, 425-434. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. MEANS JH: The nature of Graves' disease with special reference to its ophthalmic component, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1944, ccvii, 1-19. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. MEANSHERTZLERMAN JHSJ: The pituitary type of myxedema or Simmonds' disease masquerading as myxedema, Trans. Assoc. Am. Phys., 1940, lv, 32-51. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Indianapolis, Indiana*Received for publication September 18, 1945. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNeuroendocrine Findings in Anxiety DisordersNeuroendocrine Findings in Anxiety DisordersAging, Hormones and Human BehaviorTHE LAST OF THE SIXTIESAPATHETIC THYROTOXICOSISInterrelationships Between the Endocrine System and NeuropsychiatryAPATHETIC THYROIDISM: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND REPORT OF FOUR CASES*ROBERT RAY MCGEE, M.D., RICHARD L. WHITTAKER, M.D., I. FRANK TULLIS, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 April 1946Volume 24, Issue 4Page: 634-637KeywordsHyperthyroidismThyroid diseasesThyroidectomyToxicity ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...