Information other than laboratory results should be valued when diagnosing thyroid diseases:Lessons from the misdiagnosis of Graves' hyperthyroidism in a woman taking biotin
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2017.09.002
- VernacularTitle:重视化验单之外的信息——由生物素干扰检验而被误诊为Graves病甲状腺功能亢进症的实例谈诊断甲状腺疾病的要素
- Author:
Guofeng ZHANG
1
;
Rui GUO
;
Haixia GUAN
Author Information
1. 110001 沈阳,中国医科大学附属第一医院内分泌科,内分泌研究所
- Keywords:
Thyroid disease;
Diagnosis;
Biotin;
Misdiagnosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2017;33(9):723-725
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
We report a young woman who was misdiagnosed as Graves' hyperthyroidism due to biotin immunoassay interference. Base on this case, essentials for diagnosis of thyroid diseases are discussed. We propose that in the clinical practice, a patient-centered professionalism should be consistently followed, and information other than laboratory findings should be valued.
