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Letters and Corrections1 November 1977Correction: Resorcinol and HypothyroidismEDWARD B. RUBY, M.D.EDWARD B. RUBY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-87-5-637_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The article by Dr. Katin and colleagues, "Resorcinol-Induced Hypothyroidism in a Patient on Chronic Hemodialysis" (Ann Intern Med86:447-449, 1977), was certainly of great interest. However, they stated that "the T3R stabilized at a lower than normal level, probably a reflection of decreased binding proteins (albumin, 3.5 g/dl and total proteins, 5.7 g/dl)." Since, according to their article, T3R was meant to represent T3resin uptake, the quoted sentence is obviously in error. As is widely known, the technique of the T3resin uptake is such that with a decrease in thyroid hormone-binding proteins there is an...Reference1. INGBARWOEBER SK: The thyroid gland, in Textbook of Endocrinology, 5th ed., edited by WILLIAMS RH. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Company, 1974, pp. 137-140 Google Scholar1. LIMFANGREFETOFFKATZ VVSA: T3 hypothyroidism in uremia: impaired T4 to T3 conversion. International Congress of Nephrology, Florence, Italy, Abstract No. 636, 1975 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 November 1977Volume 87, Issue 5Page: 637-638KeywordsAlbuminsHypothyroidismProteinsThyroid hormonesTriiodothyronine Issue Published: 1 November 1977 PDF downloadLoading ...
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