Thyroid disease in the elderly: Special features, changes in management: Postgraduate Medicine: Vol 83, No 3

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Do serum thyroxine levels increase or decrease with age? What about serum triiodothyronine? Why are elderly patients, especially women, at increased risk of hypothyroidism? How do the causes of hyperthyroidism differ in the elderly and younger patients? Is a solitary nodule more or less likely to be malignant in an older patient? In this article, Dr Felicetta answers these and other questions that have important implications for management of thyroid disease in the elderly.

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