2024
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54303
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High Diagnostic Accuracy of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Receptor Antibodies in Distinguishing Graves’ Disease and Subacute Thyrotoxicosis in the Indian Population

Lakshmi T Naga Nitin,
Shilpa Lakkundi,
Sagar Reddy S L
et al.

Abstract: Background and objective: Thyrotoxicosis is a common clinical condition encountered in endocrine practice. Graves’ disease and subacute thyroiditis are the two common causes of thyrotoxicosis and often have overlapping clinical and biochemical features. 99mTc thyroid scintigraphy is the most commonly used confirmatory test to differentiate the two conditions but is not available in the majority of the second-tier cities of India. However, obtaining thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor antibodies (TSHrAb)… Show more

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