Euthyroid Sick Syndrome in Spinal Cord Injury: A report of 3 cases.
- Author:
Jeong Hwan SEO
1
;
Myoung Hwan KO
;
Keun Su KIM
;
Yun Hee KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spinal cord injury;
Euthyroid Sick Syndrome
- MeSH:
Euthyroid Sick Syndromes*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Metabolism;
Reference Values;
Spinal Cord Injuries*;
Spinal Cord*;
Thyroid Function Tests;
Thyroid Gland
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1998;22(2):465-468
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Significant illnesses or a major trauma including spinal cord injury can induce the changes of thyroid hormone metabolism, leading to the findings of "Euthyroid Sick Syndrome(ESS)". The physicians should be aware of these changes in order to interpret thyroid function test correctly after the spinal cord injury. We report three cases of ESS after the spinal cord injury. On a routine evaluation, they showed a low serum T3 level, and the T3 level returned to the normal range on a follow up study without any specific treatment.
