Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Mar 2020
ReviewDiagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism in old people : A new old challenge.
To review the diagnosis and the treatment of both subclinical and overt hypothyroidism in old people, which could represent a challenge for the clinicians. ⋯ The administration of replacement therapy in older adults should consider frailty, polypharmacy and a high risk to develop overtreatment symptoms. On the other hand, older patients with untreated or undertreated hypothyroidism may develop a state of myxedema coma.